Details for: PI 208379, Digitaria eriantha Steud., 1371


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Digitaria eriantha Steud.
Top Name:
1371
Origin:
Collected – Cape Province, South Africa
Received by NPGS:
11 May 1953
PI Assigned:
1953
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Seed200 countPI 208379 01 SD
 
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Digitaria eriantha Steud.
Top Name:
1371
Origin:
Collected – Cape Province, South Africa
Received by NPGS:
11 May 1953
PI Assigned:
1953
Source History
Collected
09 December 1952.
Cape Province, South Africa
Locality: Douglas Heights, Northwest of Grahamstown

Collector(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
1371
Type: Collector identifier

Narrative
Digitaria eriantha Steud.
Genus:
Digitaria
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Panicoideae
Tribe:
Paniceae
Subtribe:
Anthephorinae
Nomen number:

14013
Place of publication:

Flora 12:468. 1829
Verified:
11/21/2017 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Autonym(s)
Digitaria eriantha Steud. subsp. eriantha
Digitaria eriantha Steud. var. eriantha

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Syntherisma erianthum (Steud.) Newbold

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishcommon finger grass  1Gibbs-Russell, G. E. et al. 1990. Grasses of southern Africa. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa vol. 58
Englishdigit grass  1Veldkamp, J. F. 1997. pers. comm. Note: re. common names
Englishpangola grass  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Englishwoolly finger grass  1Lazarides, M. & B. Hince. 1993. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia Note: introduced
Frenchdigitaria  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
GermanPangolagras  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanishpangola  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanishpasto pangola  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Annotations
  • Nomenclature Name Change: 12 Mar 1987, from Digitaria stentiana Henrard to Digitaria eriantha Steud. subsp. eriantha
  • Nomenclature Name Change: 05 May 1998, from Digitaria eriantha Steud. subsp. eriantha to Digitaria eriantha Steud.
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Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
GROWTHFoliage HeightFoliage height in decimeters3 S9.GRASSESPI 208379 01 SD
GROWTHFoliage HeightFoliage height in decimeters3 S9.GRASSES.WESTBROOK.2001PI 208379 02 SDNot Available
GROWTHPlant HeightTotal plant height in decimeters11 S9.GRASSESPI 208379 01 SD
GROWTHPlant HeightTotal plant height in decimeters11 S9.GRASSES.WESTBROOK.2001PI 208379 02 SDNot Available
GROWTHPlant WidthPlant spread in decimeters10 S9.GRASSESPI 208379 01 SD
GROWTHPlant WidthPlant spread in decimeters10 S9.GRASSES.WESTBROOK.2001PI 208379 02 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYFoliage DistributionDistribution of leaves on plant1 - Basal S9.GRASSES.WESTBROOK.2001PI 208379 02 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYFoliage DistributionDistribution of leaves on plant3 - Well distributed S9.GRASSESPI 208379 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYLeaf WidthLeaf width measured in millimeters3 S9.GRASSESPI 208379 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYLeaf WidthLeaf width measured in millimeters3 S9.GRASSES.WESTBROOK.2001PI 208379 02 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYStem SizeStem size by code1 - Small S9.GRASSESPI 208379 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYStem SizeStem size by code1 - Small S9.GRASSES.WESTBROOK.2001PI 208379 02 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYTillersAbundance of tillers produced1 - Abundant S9.GRASSESPI 208379 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYTillersAbundance of tillers produced1 - Abundant S9.GRASSES.WESTBROOK.2001PI 208379 02 SDNot Available
PHENOLOGYMaturityDays from March 15 planting to first flower96 S9.GRASSESPI 208379 01 SD
PRODUCTIONFoliage AmountAbundance of foliage produced5 - Medium S9.GRASSESPI 208379 01 SD
PRODUCTIONFoliage AmountAbundance of foliage produced5 - Medium S9.GRASSES.WESTBROOK.2001PI 208379 02 SDNot Available
PRODUCTIONSeed ProductionRelative seed production1 - Abundant S9.GRASSESPI 208379 01 SD
PRODUCTIONSeed ProductionRelative seed production1 - Abundant S9.GRASSES.WESTBROOK.2001PI 208379 02 SDNot Available
STRESSWinter SurvivalResistance to winter damage5 - (1 = Little or no damage, 9 = Complete winter kill) S9.GRASSESPI 208379 01 SD
STRESSWinter SurvivalResistance to winter damage5 - (1 = Little or no damage, 9 = Complete winter kill) S9.GRASSES.WESTBROOK.2001PI 208379 02 SDNot Available