Details for: PI 531090, Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. var. dactylon, 'NUMEX SAHARA'


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. var. dactylon
Cultivar:
'NUMEX SAHARA'
Origin:
Developed – New Mexico, United States
Received by NPGS:
03 Mar 1989
PI Assigned:
1989
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Availability
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Seed200 countPI 531090 01 SD
 
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. var. dactylon
Cultivar:
'NUMEX SAHARA'
Origin:
Developed – New Mexico, United States
Received by NPGS:
03 Mar 1989
PI Assigned:
1989
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Source History
Developed

New Mexico, United States

Developer(s):
Donated
03 March 1989.
New Mexico, United States

Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
'NUMEX SAHARA'
Type: Cultivar name

Narrative
Plants medium textured similar to Common but stem internode length, leaf length and plant height shorter. Turf density improved and green summer color increased conpared to Common and Guymon. General purpose turfgrass for southern part of U.S.
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. var. dactylon
Genus:
Cynodon
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Chloridoideae
Tribe:
Cynodonteae
Subtribe:
Eleusininae
Nomen number:

315474
Verified:
01/11/1990 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. (35 active accession[s])
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. var. afghanicus J. R. Harlan & de Wet (1 active accession[s])
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. var. aridus J. R. Harlan & de Wet (1 active accession[s])
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. var. coursii (A. Camus) J. R. Harlan & de Wet (5 active accession[s])
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. var. elegans Rendle (2 active accession[s])
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. var. polevansii (Stent) J. R. Harlan & de Wet (4 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Panicum dactylon L.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Capriola dactylon (L.) Kuntze
Digitaria stolonifera Schrad.

Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishBahama grass  1Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
EnglishBermuda grass  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Englishdevil's grass  1Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Englishhariali grass  11961. Webster's third new international dictionary.
Englishquick grass  1Kellerman, T. S. et al. 1988. Plant poisonings and mycotoxicoses of livestock in Southern Africa
Afrikaanskweekgras  2Gibbs-Russell, G. E. et al. 1990. Grasses of southern Africa. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa vol. 58
Frenchcynodon dactyle  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Frenchgrand chiendent  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
GermanBermudagras  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
GermanHundezahngras  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Indiadhub  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Indiadoob  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Portuguesecapim-Bermuda  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanishgrama rastrera  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanishzacate de Bermuda  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Annotations
  • Nomenclature Name Change: 05 Apr 1994, from Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. to Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. var. dactylon
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Pedigree
Description:
Parantage consists of 8 clones with high seed production and turf quality, based on polycross progeny performance
Intellectual Property Rights
Crop Science Registration. CV-18, BERMUDAGRASS. Issued: 01 Sep 1989.
  • Baltensperger, A. A. 1989. NuMex Sahara Bermudagrass. Crop Sci. (Madison) 29(5):1326. Note: CV-18

U.S. Plant Variety Protection
PVP 8800010
Variety: NuMex SAHARA
Taxonomy: Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. var. dactylon
Experimental name/synonym: NM S-1
Crop: BERMUDAGRASS
Applicant: New Mexico Crop Improvement Association
Date filed: 10/20/1987
Date issued: 03/11/1988
Status: Certificate Expired
Status date: 03/11/2006