Details for: PI 300097, Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka, Red top


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka
Top Name:
Red top
Origin:
Collected – South Africa
Received by NPGS:
31 Aug 1964
PI Assigned:
1964
Form Received:
Seed
Availability
FormQuantityNoteInventoryCart
Seed200 countPI 300097 01 SD
 
Restrictions
Interstate Shipment Prohibited by Federal Seed Act
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  • USA – Arizona
Class B Noxious Weeds
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka
Top Name:
Red top
Origin:
Collected – South Africa
Received by NPGS:
31 Aug 1964
PI Assigned:
1964
Form Received:
Seed
Source History
Collected
February 1964.
South Africa
Locality: Five miles east of Barkley West, Highway S-5
Elevation: 1219m.
Environment description: Disturbed site; level terrain; annual rainfall 15 inches; shallow rocky soil
Comment: Collected Feb. to April, 1964
Collector(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
Red top
Type: Local name

558
Type: Collector identifier

AJO-0464
Type: Exploration identifier
Group: PEO-EXPLORATIONS
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Narrative
Bunchgrass; leaf height 6in. Seeds.
Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka
Genus:
Melinis
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Panicoideae
Tribe:
Paniceae
Subtribe:
Melinidinae
Nomen number:

409666
Place of publication:

Biblioth. Bot. 138:55. 1988
Verified:
12/11/1997 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Saccharum repens Willd.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Rhynchelytrum repens (Willd.) C. E. Hubb.
Tricholaena repens (Willd.) Hitchc.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Rhynchelytrum roseum (Nees) Stapf & C. E. Hubb.
Tricholaena rosea Nees

Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishNatal grass as Rhynchelytrum roseum1Hitchcock, A. S. 1950. Manual of the grasses of the United States, ed. 2. Note: = Rhynchelytrum roseum
EnglishNatal-redtop  1Gibbs-Russell, G. E. et al. 1990. Grasses of southern Africa. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa vol. 58
Englishred Natal grass  1Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
Spanishyerba de Natal as Rhynchelytrum repens2Catasús Guerra, L. J. 2002. Las gramíneas (Poaceae) de Cuba, II. Cavanillesia Altera 3:1-163. Note: = Rhychelytrum repens (Willd.) C. E. Hubb.
Swedishrosengräs  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Annotations
  • Nomenclature Name Change: 24 Oct 2000, from Rhynchelytrum repens (Willd.) C. E. Hubb. to Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka
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Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
GROWTHFoliage HeightFoliage height in decimeters5 S9.GRASSESPI 300097 01 SD
GROWTHPlant HeightTotal plant height in decimeters9 S9.GRASSESPI 300097 01 SD
GROWTHPlant WidthPlant spread in decimeters12 S9.GRASSESPI 300097 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYFoliage DistributionDistribution of leaves on plant2 - Cauline S9.GRASSESPI 300097 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYLeaf LengthLeaf length measured in centimeters15 S9.GRASSESPI 300097 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYLeaf WidthLeaf width measured in millimeters3 S9.GRASSESPI 300097 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYStem SizeStem size by code1 - Small S9.GRASSESPI 300097 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYTillersAbundance of tillers produced1 - Abundant S9.GRASSESPI 300097 01 SD
PRODUCTIONFoliage AmountAbundance of foliage produced1 - Abundant S9.GRASSESPI 300097 01 SD
PRODUCTIONSeed ProductionRelative seed production1 - Abundant S9.GRASSESPI 300097 01 SD
STRESSWinter SurvivalResistance to winter damage9 - Complete winter kill S9.GRASSESPI 300097 01 SD