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Details for: PI 299836,
Digitaria swazilandensis
Stent, Swaziland fingergrass
Summary
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Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Digitaria swazilandensis
Stent
Top Name:
Swaziland fingergrass
Origin:
Collected – Eswatini
Maintained:
Historic Record
Received by NPGS:
31 Aug 1964
PI Assigned:
1964
Form Received:
Seed
Inventory Volume:
172
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Digitaria swazilandensis
Stent
Top Name:
Swaziland fingergrass
Origin:
Collected – Eswatini
Maintained:
Historic Record
Received by NPGS:
31 Aug 1964
PI Assigned:
1964
Form Received:
Seed
Source History
Collected
February 1964.
Eswatini
Locality:
Horticultural Research Station, Pretoria
Comment:
Collected Feb. to April, 1964
Collector(s):
Oakes, Albert J., USDA-ARS
Accession Names and Identifiers
Swaziland fingergrass
Type: Local name
Col. No. 203; Horticultural Research Station, Pretoria
203
Type: Collector identifier
AJO-0464
Type: Exploration identifier
Group: PEO-EXPLORATIONS
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Narrative
Plant stoloniferous; stems fine. For lawns and grazing. Stolons.
Digitaria swazilandensis
Stent
Genus:
Digitaria
Family:
Poaceae
(alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Panicoideae
Tribe:
Paniceae
Subtribe:
Anthephorinae
Nomen number:
14113
Place of publication:
Bothalia 3:150. 1930
Verified:
12/17/1998
by ARS Systematic Botanists.
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GROWTH
Foliage Height
Foliage height in decimeters
6
S9.GRASSES.VEG.96
PI 299836 01 SD
Not Available
GROWTH
Plant Height
Total plant height in decimeters
14
S9.GRASSES.VEG.96
PI 299836 01 SD
Not Available
GROWTH
Plant Width
Plant spread in decimeters
21
S9.GRASSES.VEG.96
PI 299836 01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Foliage Distribution
Distribution of leaves on plant
1 - Basal
S9.GRASSES.VEG.96
PI 299836 01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Leaf Length
Leaf length measured in centimeters
22
S9.GRASSES.VEG.96
PI 299836 01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Leaf Width
Leaf width measured in millimeters
8
S9.GRASSES.VEG.96
PI 299836 01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Stem Size
Stem size by code
1 - Small
S9.GRASSES.VEG.96
PI 299836 01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Tillers
Abundance of tillers produced
1 - Abundant
S9.GRASSES.VEG.96
PI 299836 01 SD
Not Available
PHENOLOGY
Maturity
Days from March 15 planting to first flower
12
S9.GRASSES.VEG.96
PI 299836 01 SD
Not Available
PRODUCTION
Foliage Amount
Abundance of foliage produced
1 - Abundant
S9.GRASSES.VEG.96
PI 299836 01 SD
Not Available
PRODUCTION
Seed Production
Relative seed production
5 - Medium
S9.GRASSES.VEG.96
PI 299836 01 SD
Not Available