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	ACCESSION	PLANT NAME	TAXONOMY	ORIGIN	GENEBANK	AVAILABILITY	RECEIVED	SOURCE TYPE	SOURCE DATE	COLLECTION SITE	ELEVATION	HABITAT	IMPROVEMENT LEVEL	NARRATIVE
0	PI 478478	R-98	Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka	Cochabamba, Bolivia	S9		1981	COLLECTED	04/26/1981	One km E of Cochabamba	2800	Arid foothills	Wild material		1373414	PI 478478
1	PI 443749	3342	Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka	Mexico		Historic	1979	COLLECTED	03/02/1978	Along Highway 41, 2km north of Zapoqui, Zacatecas					1338685	PI 443749
2	PI 414134		Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka	South Carolina, United States	S9		1976	COLLECTED		George W. Park Seed Company, Greenwood				George W. Park Seed Company, Greenwood, South Carolina.	1312349	PI 414134
3	PI 410327	Redtop	Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka	KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa	S9	Not Available	1976	COLLECTED	1976	Hluhluwe Game Reserve				Tufted, annual. Growing in rock quarry.	1309364	PI 410327
4	PI 385347		Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka	Kenya	S9		1974	COLLECTED		Along roadside, Muguga				Plants 25 to 35cm wide, not too leafy. Leaves mostly disturbed, culms 40 to 60cm. Seed heads cottony. Would make a fine ornamental grass.	1289045	PI 385347
5	PI 383336	1058	Melinis nerviglumis (Franch.) Zizka	Zimbabwe		Historic	1973	COLLECTED	10/1972	Rusape Townlands near electric transformer station	1400			Densely tufted perennial. Culms 50 to 90cm high, erect, nodes conspicuously bearded. Leaf blades up to 2mm wide, rolled at first, later expanded. Inflorescence a narrow panicle. Spikelets with long hairs mainly on upper part. Disturbed veld between main road and electric transformer station. Very shallow, poor, granite sandveld soil.	1287611	PI 383336
6	PI 368256		Melinis longiseta (A. Rich.) Zizka	Zimbabwe		Historic	1971	COLLECTED		Umtali					1275866	PI 368256
7	PI 338672	143	Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka	Morocco	S9		1968	DONATED	10/14/1968						1252354	PI 338672
8	PI 320046	K 5426	Melinis minutiflora P. Beauv.	Kenya		Historic	1967	COLLECTED							1712499	PI 320046
9	PI 319484	T-6664	Melinis minutiflora P. Beauv.	Tanzania		Historic	1967	COLLECTED							1711367	PI 319484
10	PI 300097	Red top	Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka	South Africa	S9		1964	COLLECTED	02/1964	Five miles east of Barkley West, Highway S-5	1219	Disturbed site; level terrain; annual rainfall 15 inches; shallow rocky soil		Bunchgrass; leaf height 6in. Seeds.	1226639	PI 300097
11	PI 302087	A 8268	Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka	Hong Kong	S9		1964	COLLECTED							1227426	PI 302087
12	PI 296001	No. A-30	Melinis minutiflora P. Beauv.	Taiwan		Historic	1964	COLLECTED							1681325	PI 296001
13	PI 285292	No. 57	Melinis minutiflora P. Beauv.	Côte D'Ivoire		Historic	1962	COLLECTED							1688752	PI 285292
14	PI 263508	SR 5561	Melinis minutiflora P. Beauv.	Uganda		Historic	1960	DONATED	02/03/1960						1199706	PI 263508
15	PI 257806		Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka	Australian Capital Territory, Australia		Historic	1959	DONATED	05/26/1959						1560129	PI 257806
16	PI 248549	21337	Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka	Democratic Republic of the Congo	S9	Not Available	1958	COLLECTED		Fifteen km west of Goma, north end of Lake Kivu		On sand, in lava flow		The 'Capim Gordura' of Brazil	1190981	PI 248549
17	PI 238273	KENYA	Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka	Kenya		Historic	1957	COLLECTED							1186586	PI 238273
18	PI 226079	263	Melinis minutiflora P. Beauv.	Kenya		Historic	1955	COLLECTED	04/29/1955					Vigorous, local selection	1181540	PI 226079
19	PI 226080	264	Melinis minutiflora P. Beauv.	Maryland, United States		Historic	1955	COLLECTED	04/29/1955					One of the better strains	1181541	PI 226080
20	PI 225920		Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka	Zambia		Historic	1955	COLLECTED							1181487	PI 225920
21	PI 208150	1598	Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka	Transvaal, South Africa	S9		1953	COLLECTED	01/09/1953	South of Hamanskraal					1173740	PI 208150
22	PI 208025	1599	Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka	Transvaal, South Africa	S9	Not Available	1953	COLLECTED	01/11/1953	Nine miles west of Krankhurstspruit					1173694	PI 208025
23	PI 201889		Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka	Israel	S9		1952	DONATED	06/18/1952						1169784	PI 201889
24	PI 199338	No. 10	Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka	Kenya		Historic	1952	COLLECTED							1676913	PI 199338
25	PI 197269		Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka	Honduras	S9		1951	DONATED	06/20/1951						1168048	PI 197269
26	PI 196202		Melinis minutiflora P. Beauv.	Venezuela		Historic	1951	COLLECTED							1673587	PI 196202
27	PI 196205		Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka	Venezuela		Historic	1951	COLLECTED							1673591	PI 196205
28	PI 194529		Melinis minutiflora P. Beauv.	Puerto Rico, United States		Historic	1951	COLLECTED							1671447	PI 194529
29	PI 193739		Melinis minutiflora P. Beauv.	Kenya		Historic	1951	COLLECTED							1671049	PI 193739
30	PI 189369	No. 80	Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka	Nigeria		Historic	1950	COLLECTED							1669470	PI 189369
31	PI 186430		Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka	Guatemala	S9		1950	DONATED	01/20/1950					Grows rapidly and produces a good sod	1160736	PI 186430
32	PI 156005		Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka	South Africa		Historic	1946	COLLECTED							1893357	PI 156005
33	PI 155394	Capim Gordura	Melinis minutiflora P. Beauv.	Brazil		Historic	1946	COLLECTED							1892714	PI 155394
34	PI 152080		Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka	South Africa		Historic	1945	COLLECTED							1889374	PI 152080
35	PI 151897	'T 7'	Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka	Singida, Tanzania		Historic	1945	COLLECTED		Nduguti					1889175	PI 151897
36	PI 150686		Melinis minutiflora P. Beauv.	Venezuela		Historic	1945	COLLECTED							1887638	PI 150686
37	PI 148739	Pasto Yaragua	Melinis minutiflora P. Beauv.	Venezuela		Historic	1944	COLLECTED							1882317	PI 148739
38	PI 147973		Melinis minutiflora P. Beauv.	Venezuela		Historic	1944	DONATED	02/14/1944						1135973	PI 147973
39	PI 147974		Melinis minutiflora P. Beauv.	Venezuela		Historic	1944	COLLECTED							1881564	PI 147974
40	PI 147975		Melinis minutiflora P. Beauv.	Venezuela		Historic	1944	COLLECTED							1881565	PI 147975
41	PI 147370		Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka	South Africa		Historic	1943	COLLECTED							1880895	PI 147370
42	PI 146716	'No. 1'	Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka	South Africa		Historic	1943	COLLECTED							1880050	PI 146716
43	PI 146717		Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka	South Africa		Historic	1943	COLLECTED							1880051	PI 146717
44	PI 146117		Melinis minutiflora P. Beauv.	Maryland, United States		Historic	1943	COLLECTED							1879021	PI 146117
45	PI 142252		Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka	South Africa		Historic	1941	COLLECTED							1867079	PI 142252
46	PI 142211		Melinis minutiflora P. Beauv.	Nicaragua		Historic	1941	COLLECTED							1867010	PI 142211
47	PI 138982		Melinis minutiflora P. Beauv.	Argentina		Historic	1940	COLLECTED							1862217	PI 138982
48	PI 133431	Capim Catingueiro	Melinis minutiflora P. Beauv.	Brazil		Historic	1939	COLLECTED							1849931	PI 133431
49	PI 132806		Melinis minutiflora P. Beauv.	Hawaii, United States		Historic	1939	COLLECTED							1849144	PI 132806
50	PI 132813		Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka	Hawaii, United States		Historic	1939	COLLECTED							1849151	PI 132813
51	PI 129590		Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka	South Africa		Historic	1938	COLLECTED							1845493	PI 129590
52	PI 118389	Capim catingeiro	Melinis minutiflora P. Beauv.	São Paulo, Brazil		Historic	1936	COLLECTED	08/28/1936	Seed stores in Sao Paulo					1827841	PI 118389
53	PI 112029	Yaragua	Melinis minutiflora P. Beauv.	Venezuela		Historic	1935	COLLECTED							1491934	PI 112029
54	PI 110192	Yaragua	Melinis minutiflora P. Beauv.	Venezuela		Historic	1935	COLLECTED	02/26/1935						1801595	PI 110192
55	PI 105780	'Gordura grass'	Melinis minutiflora P. Beauv.	Brazil		Historic	1934	COLLECTED							1492495	PI 105780
56	PI 102099		Melinis minutiflora P. Beauv.	Unknown		Historic	1933	COLLECTED		Central America					1493277	PI 102099
57	PI 101434		Melinis minutiflora P. Beauv.	Colombia		Historic	1932	COLLECTED							1493073	PI 101434
58	PI 76444	'Grass No. 8'	Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka	Uganda		Historic	1928	COLLECTED	11/12/1927	Government Plantation, Kampala					1731082	PI 76444
59	PI 74244	'Gordura'	Melinis minutiflora P. Beauv.	Valle del Cauca, Colombia		Historic	1927	COLLECTED							1729156	PI 74244
60	PI 73262		Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka	Jawa, Indonesia		Historic	1927	COLLECTED							1728439	PI 73262
61	PI 73515	Watakala	Melinis minutiflora P. Beauv.	Sierra Leone		Historic	1927	COLLECTED	01/1927	Jala Experiment Station					1728610	PI 73515
62	PI 66014		Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka	Canarias, Spain		Historic	1926	COLLECTED	07/12/1925						1717635	PI 66014
63	PI 64642		Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka	Leningradskaja oblast', Russian Federation		Historic	1925	COLLECTED							1715887	PI 64642
64	PI 61690	No. 295	Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka	Malawi		Historic	1924	COLLECTED	04/30/1924						1662991	PI 61690
65	PI 61691	No. 305	Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka	Malawi		Historic	1924	COLLECTED	05/07/1924						1662992	PI 61691
66	PI 61692	No. 319	Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka	Malawi		Historic	1924	COLLECTED	05/12/1924						1662993	PI 61692
67	PI 60590	No. 459	Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka	Ethiopia		Historic	1924	COLLECTED	12/17/1923	South of Majetie	1680				1662189	PI 60590
68	PI 60457	No. 84	Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka	Kenya		Historic	1924	COLLECTED	02/20/1924						1661937	PI 60457
69	PI 56484		Melinis minutiflora P. Beauv.	Angola		Historic	1923	COLLECTED							1656582	PI 56484
70	PI 54680		Melinis minutiflora P. Beauv.	Minas Gerais, Brazil		Historic	1922	COLLECTED							1654172	PI 54680
71	PI 54448		Melinis minutiflora P. Beauv.	São Paulo, Brazil		Historic	1921	COLLECTED							1654016	PI 54448
72	PI 52742		Melinis minutiflora P. Beauv.	Antioquia, Colombia		Historic	1921	COLLECTED							1626698	PI 52742
73	PI 51597	No. 1218	Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka	Nyanza, Kenya		Historic	1920	COLLECTED	07/11/1920						1619684	PI 51597
74	PI 51342	No. 1055	Melinis minutiflora P. Beauv.	Eastern, Kenya		Historic	1920	COLLECTED	06/15/1920						1619008	PI 51342
75	PI 51315		Melinis minutiflora P. Beauv.	Kasaï Central, Democratic Republic of the Congo		Historic	1920	COLLECTED							1618991	PI 51315
76	PI 50925	No. 703	Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka	Burundi		Historic	1920	COLLECTED	03/01/1920						1618631	PI 50925
77	PI 50926	No. 850	Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka	Burundi		Historic	1920	COLLECTED	03/17/1920						1618633	PI 50926
78	PI 50162	'Bandeira grass'	Melinis minutiflora P. Beauv.	Transvaal, South Africa		Historic	1920	COLLECTED							1617542	PI 50162
79	PI 50280	No. 561	Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka	Democratic Republic of the Congo		Historic	1920	COLLECTED	02/08/1920						1617680	PI 50280
80	PI 50281	No. 573	Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka	Democratic Republic of the Congo		Historic	1920	COLLECTED	02/12/1920						1617681	PI 50281
81	PI 50038	No. 536	Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka	Democratic Republic of the Congo		Historic	1920	COLLECTED	02/03/1920						1617391	PI 50038
82	PI 49217	No. 219	Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka	Sofala, Mozambique		Historic	1920	COLLECTED	11/03/1919						1616376	PI 49217
83	PI 48843	'Atropurpurea'	Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka	North Island, New Zealand		Historic	1919	COLLECTED							1505362	PI 48843
84	PI 48844	'Rosea'	Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka	North Island, New Zealand		Historic	1919	COLLECTED							1615274	PI 48844
85	PI 48489	No. 127	Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka	Transvaal, South Africa		Historic	1919	COLLECTED							1614634	PI 48489
86	PI 47162	'Capim gordura roxa'	Melinis minutiflora P. Beauv.	Mato Grosso, Brazil		Historic	1919	COLLECTED							1508398	PI 47162
87	PI 49317	No. 187	Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka	Transvaal, South Africa		Historic	1919	COLLECTED	10/20/1919						1616676	PI 49317
88	PI 41921		Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka	Maharashtra, India		Historic	1916	COLLECTED							1606268	PI 41921
89	PI 41148		Melinis minutiflora P. Beauv.	Brazil		Historic	1915	COLLECTED							1605580	PI 41148
90	PI 37983	Capium gordura	Melinis minutiflora P. Beauv.	Minas Gerais, Brazil		Historic	1914	COLLECTED	01/26/1914						1516513	PI 37983
91	PI 38021	Capim favorita	Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka	Bahia, Brazil		Historic	1914	COLLECTED	02/24/1914						1602842	PI 38021
92	PI 38038	Capim gordura roxo	Melinis minutiflora P. Beauv.	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil		Historic	1914	COLLECTED	03/23/1914						1602858	PI 38038
93	PI 37388	No. 71a	Melinis minutiflora P. Beauv.	Minas Gerais, Brazil		Historic	1914	COLLECTED							1602389	PI 37388
94	PI 36625		Melinis minutiflora P. Beauv.	Brazil		Historic	1913	COLLECTED							1601764	PI 36625
95	PI 36051	Ongendangola	Melinis minutiflora P. Beauv.	Angola		Historic	1913	COLLECTED							1601375	PI 36051
96	PI 32455	No. 167	Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka	Maharashtra, India		Historic	1912	COLLECTED							1597891	PI 32455
97	PI 29100		Melinis minutiflora P. Beauv.	Brazil		Historic	1910	COLLECTED							1518167	PI 29100
98	PI 28767	'Negro Head'	Melinis minutiflora P. Beauv.	São Paulo, Brazil		Historic	1910	COLLECTED							1517903	PI 28767
99	PI 28768		Melinis minutiflora P. Beauv.	São Paulo, Brazil		Historic	1910	COLLECTED							1738018	PI 28768
100	PI 28537		Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka	Angola		Historic	1910	COLLECTED							1517742	PI 28537
101	PI 27142		Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka	England, United Kingdom		Historic	1910	COLLECTED							1588832	PI 27142
102	PI 23390	'Favorite grass'	Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka	São Paulo, Brazil		Historic	1908	COLLECTED							1522148	PI 23390
103	PI 23381	Catingueira soxa	Melinis minutiflora P. Beauv.	São Paulo, Brazil		Historic	1908	COLLECTED							1522147	PI 23381
104	PI 23201	Capin catingueiro	Melinis minutiflora P. Beauv.	São Paulo, Brazil		Historic	1908	COLLECTED							1524687	PI 23201
105	PI 19372		Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka	District of Columbia, United States		Historic	1906	COLLECTED							1532450	PI 19372
106	PI 19152		Melinis minutiflora P. Beauv.	São Paulo, Brazil		Historic	1906	COLLECTED							1532361	PI 19152
107	PI 13865		Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka	Transvaal, South Africa		Historic	1905	COLLECTED							1529362	PI 13865
108	PI 13866		Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka	Transvaal, South Africa		Historic	1905	COLLECTED							1529363	PI 13866
109	PI 13868		Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka	Transvaal, South Africa		Historic	1905	COLLECTED							1529365	PI 13868
110	PI 13893		Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka	Transvaal, South Africa		Historic	1905	COLLECTED							1572195	PI 13893
111	PI 9888		Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka	Hawaii, United States		Historic	1903	COLLECTED							1549687	PI 9888
112	PI 5609		Melinis minutiflora P. Beauv.	São Paulo, Brazil		Historic	1900	COLLECTED							1542018	PI 5609
113	PI 1965		Melinis minutiflora P. Beauv.	Brazil		Historic	1899	COLLECTED							1535427	PI 1965

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