Details for: PI 273257, Cenchrus caudatus (Schrad.) Kuntze, 18978


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Cenchrus caudatus (Schrad.) Kuntze
Top Name:
18978
Origin:
Collected – Cape Province, South Africa
Maintained:
Historic Record
Received by NPGS:
22 Mar 1961
PI Assigned:
1961
Availability
This is historical information about this accession. It no longer exists and can not be requested.
 
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Cenchrus caudatus (Schrad.) Kuntze
Top Name:
18978
Origin:
Collected – Cape Province, South Africa
Maintained:
Historic Record
Received by NPGS:
22 Mar 1961
PI Assigned:
1961
Source History
Collected

Cape Province, South Africa
Locality: Veld Reserve, Worcester
Elevation: 610m.
Environment description: Ditch bank

Collector(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
18978
Type: Collector identifier

Narrative
Tall, tough, bunchgrass susceptible to ergot
Cenchrus caudatus (Schrad.) Kuntze
Genus:
Cenchrus
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Panicoideae
Tribe:
Paniceae
Subtribe:
Cenchrinae
Nomen number:

476777
Place of publication:

Revis. gen. pl. 3(3):346. 1898
Verified:
02/15/2016 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Gymnotrix caudata Schrad.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Cenchrus macrourus (Trin.) Morrone
Pennisetum angolense Rendle
Pennisetum giganteum A. Rich.
Pennisetum macrourum Trin.
Pennisetum natalense Stapf
Pennisetum quartinianum A. Rich.

Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishAfrican feather grass  1Plant Protection and Quarantine Office. United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Federal noxious weed list (on-line resource). Note: as Pennisetum macrourum
Englishbedding grass  1Parsons, W. T. & E. G. Cuthbertson. 1992. Noxious weeds of Australia Inkata Press, Melbourne, Australia.
Englishwaterside-reed  1FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Englishwild Napier grass as Pennisetum macrourum1Shem, M. N. et al. 2003. Feeding value of wild Napier grass (Pennisetum macrourum) for acttle supplemented with protein and/or energy rich supplements. Anim. Feed Sci. Technol. 108:15-24. Note: = Pennisetum macrourum Trin.
Germanafrikanisches Federborstengras  2Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
Swedishsvansborstgräs  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Annotations
  • Nomenclature Name Change: 15 Feb 2016, from Pennisetum macrourum Trin. to Cenchrus caudatus (Schrad.) Kuntze
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Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
GROWTHFoliage HeightFoliage height in decimeters9 S9.GRASSESPI 273257 or SDNot Available
GROWTHPlant HeightTotal plant height in decimeters19 S9.GRASSESPI 273257 or SDNot Available
GROWTHPlant WidthPlant spread in decimeters18 S9.GRASSESPI 273257 or SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYFoliage DistributionDistribution of leaves on plant2 - Cauline S9.GRASSESPI 273257 or SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYLeaf LengthLeaf length measured in centimeters91 S9.GRASSESPI 273257 or SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYLeaf WidthLeaf width measured in millimeters10 S9.GRASSESPI 273257 or SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYStem SizeStem size by code9 - Large S9.GRASSESPI 273257 or SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYTillersAbundance of tillers produced5 - Medium S9.GRASSESPI 273257 or SDNot Available
PHENOLOGYMaturityDays from March 15 planting to first flower125 S9.GRASSESPI 273257 or SDNot Available
PRODUCTIONFoliage AmountAbundance of foliage produced5 - Medium S9.GRASSESPI 273257 or SDNot Available
PRODUCTIONSeed ProductionRelative seed production5 - Medium S9.GRASSESPI 273257 or SDNot Available
STRESSWinter SurvivalResistance to winter damage9 - Complete winter kill S9.GRASSESPI 273257 or SDNot Available