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Details for: PI 301731,
Sorghum venustum
(Thwaites) Kuntze, A 2655
Summary
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Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Sorghum venustum
(Thwaites) Kuntze
Top Name:
A 2655
Origin:
Collected – Guyana
Maintained:
Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit (S9)
Received by NPGS:
1964
PI Assigned:
1964
Form Received:
Seed
Backup Location:
National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation
Inventory Volume:
172
View original Plant Inventory data in pdf format
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Seed
200 count
PI 301731 02 SD
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total. Click on image for more.)
Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Sorghum venustum
(Thwaites) Kuntze
Top Name:
A 2655
Origin:
Collected – Guyana
Maintained:
Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit (S9)
Received by NPGS:
1964
PI Assigned:
1964
Form Received:
Seed
Source History
Collected
Guyana
Donated
1964.
Donor(s):
Oklahoma State University
Accession Names and Identifiers
A 2655
Type: Other or unclassified name
Narrative
Sorghum venustum
(Thwaites) Kuntze
Genus:
Sorghum
Family:
Poaceae
(alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Panicoideae
Tribe:
Andropogoneae
Subtribe:
Sorghinae
Nomen number:
507268
Place of publication:
Revis. gen. pl. 2:792. 1891
Protologue link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4214
Verified:
04/07/2025
by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Andropogon venustus
Thwaites
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Bothriochloa venusta
(Thwaites) A. Camus
Capillipedium venustum
(Thwaites) Bor
Hemisorghum venustum
(Thwaites) Clayton
Common names
Name
References
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Nomenclature Name Change:
23 Jun 2023, from
Capillipedium venustum
(Thwaites) Bor to
Hemisorghum venustum
(Thwaites) Clayton
Nomenclature Name Change:
23 Jun 2023, from
Hemisorghum venustum
(Thwaites) Clayton to
Sorghum venustum
(Thwaites) Kuntze
Nomenclature Name Change:
07 Apr 2025, from
Sorghum venustum
(Thwaites) Kuntze to
Hemisorghum venustum
(Thwaites) Clayton
Nomenclature Name Change:
07 Apr 2025, from
Hemisorghum venustum
(Thwaites) Clayton to
Sorghum venustum
(Thwaites) Kuntze
The Taxonomic Name Of The Accession When It Was Received:
24 Nov 1997, from
Bothriochloa venusta
(Thwaites) A. Camus to
Capillipedium venustum
(Thwaites) Bor
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Phenotype Data
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GROWTH
Foliage Height
Foliage height in decimeters
11.4
S9.GRASSES.VARIOUS.LOCATIONS.2010
PI 301731 02 SD
GROWTH
Foliage Height
Foliage height in decimeters
7
S9.GRASSES
PI 301731 01 SD
Not Available
GROWTH
Plant Height
Total plant height in decimeters
13
S9.GRASSES.VARIOUS.LOCATIONS.2010
PI 301731 02 SD
GROWTH
Plant Height
Total plant height in decimeters
8
S9.GRASSES
PI 301731 01 SD
Not Available
GROWTH
Plant Width
Plant spread in decimeters
18
S9.GRASSES
PI 301731 01 SD
Not Available
GROWTH
Plant Width
Plant spread in decimeters
30
S9.GRASSES.VARIOUS.LOCATIONS.2010
PI 301731 02 SD
MORPHOLOGY
Foliage Distribution
Distribution of leaves on plant
2 - Cauline
S9.GRASSES.VARIOUS.LOCATIONS.2010
PI 301731 02 SD
MORPHOLOGY
Foliage Distribution
Distribution of leaves on plant
3 - Well distributed
S9.GRASSES
PI 301731 01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Leaf Length
Leaf length measured in centimeters
34
S9.GRASSES
PI 301731 01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Leaf Length
Leaf length measured in centimeters
7
S9.GRASSES.VARIOUS.LOCATIONS.2010
PI 301731 02 SD
MORPHOLOGY
Leaf Width
Leaf width measured in millimeters
2.3
S9.GRASSES.VARIOUS.LOCATIONS.2010
PI 301731 02 SD
MORPHOLOGY
Leaf Width
Leaf width measured in millimeters
6
S9.GRASSES
PI 301731 01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Stem Size
Stem size by code
5 - Medium
S9.GRASSES
PI 301731 01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Tillers
Abundance of tillers produced
5 - Medium
S9.GRASSES
PI 301731 01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Tillers
Abundance of tillers produced
9 - Sparse
S9.GRASSES.VARIOUS.LOCATIONS.2010
PI 301731 02 SD
MORPHOLOGY
Flower Length
Length of flower in centimeters
15
S9.GRASSES.VARIOUS.LOCATIONS.2010
PI 301731 02 SD
MORPHOLOGY
Flower Width
Width of flower in centimeters
15
S9.GRASSES.VARIOUS.LOCATIONS.2010
PI 301731 02 SD
MORPHOLOGY
Stem Diameter
Stem diameter in millimeters
3
S9.GRASSES.VARIOUS.LOCATIONS.2010
PI 301731 02 SD
PHENOLOGY
Maturity
Days from March 15 planting to first flower
160
S9.GRASSES
PI 301731 01 SD
Not Available
PHENOLOGY
Maturity
Days from March 15 planting to first flower
92
S9.GRASSES.VARIOUS.LOCATIONS.2010
PI 301731 02 SD
PRODUCTION
Foliage Amount
Abundance of foliage produced
1 - Abundant
S9.GRASSES
PI 301731 01 SD
Not Available
PRODUCTION
Foliage Amount
Abundance of foliage produced
5 - Medium
S9.GRASSES.VARIOUS.LOCATIONS.2010
PI 301731 02 SD
PRODUCTION
Seed Production
Relative seed production
5 - Medium
S9.GRASSES
PI 301731 01 SD
Not Available
STRESS
Winter Survival
Resistance to winter damage
1 - Little or no damage
S9.GRASSES
PI 301731 01 SD
Not Available
SUBSET
Image
Image present in GRIN database
Flower - Image of flower
S9.GRASS.IMAGE.2010
Not Available