Details for: CSR 49, Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. var. dactylon, 'Tifway II'


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. var. dactylon
Cultivar:
'Tifway II'
Origin:
Developed – Georgia, United States
Maintained:
Historic Record
Received by NPGS:
06 Jul 1939
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Availability
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. var. dactylon
Cultivar:
'Tifway II'
Origin:
Developed – Georgia, United States
Maintained:
Historic Record
Received by NPGS:
06 Jul 1939
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Source History
Developed

Georgia, United States

Developer(s):
Donated

Georgia, United States

Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
'Tifway II'
Type: Cultivar name

Narrative
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. var. dactylon
Genus:
Cynodon
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Chloridoideae
Tribe:
Cynodonteae
Subtribe:
Eleusininae
Nomen number:

315474
Verified:
01/11/1990 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. (35 active accession[s])
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. var. afghanicus J. R. Harlan & de Wet (1 active accession[s])
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. var. aridus J. R. Harlan & de Wet (1 active accession[s])
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. var. coursii (A. Camus) J. R. Harlan & de Wet (5 active accession[s])
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. var. elegans Rendle (2 active accession[s])
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. var. polevansii (Stent) J. R. Harlan & de Wet (4 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Panicum dactylon L.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Capriola dactylon (L.) Kuntze
Digitaria stolonifera Schrad.

Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishBahama grass  1Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
EnglishBermuda grass  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Englishdevil's grass  1Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Englishhariali grass  11961. Webster's third new international dictionary.
Englishquick grass  1Kellerman, T. S. et al. 1988. Plant poisonings and mycotoxicoses of livestock in Southern Africa
Afrikaanskweekgras  2Gibbs-Russell, G. E. et al. 1990. Grasses of southern Africa. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa vol. 58
Frenchcynodon dactyle  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Frenchgrand chiendent  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
GermanBermudagras  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
GermanHundezahngras  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Indiadhub  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Indiadoob  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Portuguesecapim-Bermuda  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanishgrama rastrera  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanishzacate de Bermuda  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Annotations
  • Nomenclature Name Change: 05 Apr 1994, from Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. to Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. var. dactylon
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Pedigree
Description:
Originated from exposing dormant sprigs of Tifway to 9000 rads of gamma irradiation.
Intellectual Property Rights
Crop Science Registration. CV-15, BERMUDAGRASS. Issued: 01 Mar 1985.
  • Burton, G. W. 1985. Crop Sci. (Madison) 25(2):364. Note: CV-15