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Details for: APG 48109, Digitaria eriantha Steud., KP 817


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Digitaria eriantha Steud.
Top Name:
KP 817
Origin:
Collected – South Africa
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Availability
FormQuantityNoteInventoryCart
Seed100 countBASE 48109 2020rwk2_____ SD
 
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Digitaria eriantha Steud.
Top Name:
KP 817
Origin:
Collected – South Africa
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Source History
Collected
28 February 1994. 
Locality: MOOIPLAAS,BLOCK 151,3KM N SITE 31.6 - GREONE
Aspect: Flat; Coll Source: Wild; Landscape: Hill (Crest); Landuse: Grazed; Propagule: Seed; Calcium: 3230; Clay: 28.5; Lithology: 2330 Jj: Rhyolite, Dacite; Magnesium: 715; Ph: 7.2; Phosphorus: 18.2; Potassium: 552; Sodium: 44; Soil Drainage: Seasonally Dry; Soil_Texture: Clay Loam; Exposure: Partial Shade; Notes: Fairly Common Stoloniferous ; Biome: Savanna; Foto_No: 24.8; Veld_Type: Mopani Veld

28 February 1994.  South Africa
Coordinates: -23.5800, 31.6300 (Map it)
Elevation: 310m.

Collector(s):
Donated
  South Africa

Donator(s):
08 September 2015.  Australia

Donator(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
KP 817
Type: Unverified name

SITE 31.5
Type: Site identifier

AusTRCF 319136
Type: Donor identifier
Group: AusTRCF
Austraian Tropical Forage

ATF 2092
Type: Institute identifier

ALP 1.2
Type: Priority Score

Narrative
Group Note
Digitaria eriantha Steud.
Genus:
Digitaria
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Panicoideae
Tribe:
Paniceae
Subtribe:
Anthephorinae
Nomen number:

14013
Place of publication:

Flora 12:468. 1829
Verified:
02/22/1996 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Common names
English
common finger grass –
digit grass –
pangola grass –
woolly finger grass –
French
digitaria –
German
Pangolagras –
Spanish
pangola –
pasto pangola –
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Syntherisma erianthum (Steud.) Newbold

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Annotations
Other Links
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Pathogens
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Citations
Pedigree
Intellectual Property Rights
FAO Standard Material Transfer Agreement (SMTA).

Observations

Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueStudyInventoryAvailability
GROWTHGrowth habitDominant growth habitD - Initially erect, but later cascading growthAPG QLD Regen 2020-21 Digitaria  
MORPHOLOGYLeaf hairsLeaf surface hairiness, fully expanded leaves (at 1st flower)4 - Dense hairsAPG QLD Regen 2020-21 Digitaria  
MORPHOLOGYLeaf sheath hairsLeaf sheath surface hairiness, fully expanded leaves (at 1st flower)4 - Dense hairsAPG QLD Regen 2020-21 Digitaria  
MORPHOLOGYLeaf colour (dominant)Dominant leaf colour 4-6 nodes from branch tip (at 1st flower)Mid. GreenAPG QLD Regen 2020-21 Digitaria  
MORPHOLOGYCulm colour (dominant)Dominant culm colour (10-20 days after 1st flower)Mid. GreenAPG QLD Regen 2020-21 Digitaria  
MORPHOLOGY1000 Seed WeightWeight of 1000 seeds in grams0.8APG QLD Regen 2020-21 Digitaria  
MORPHOLOGYMaximum leaf lengthMaximum leaf size of fully expanded leaves (at first flower) APG QLD Regen 2020-21 Digitaria  
OTHERwet down dateDate seeds were first wetted for germination (in laboratory)4/11/2020APG QLD Regen 2020-21 Digitaria  
PHENOLOGYDays to First FlowerDays from wetting up to start of flowering phase134APG QLD Regen 2020-21 Digitaria  
PHENOLOGYMinimum canopy heightMinimum canopy (foliage) height (cm) (without support) (30-50 days after 1st flower) 25APG QLD Regen 2020-21 Digitaria  
PHENOLOGYMaximum canopy heightMaximum canopy (foliage) height (cm) (without support) (30-50 days after 1st flower) 35APG QLD Regen 2020-21 Digitaria  
PHENOLOGYLeafiness rating - principalEstimate of leaf vs non-leaf material compared to principal (30-50 days after 1st flower)2 - Similar to comparatorAPG QLD Regen 2020-21 Digitaria  
PHENOLOGYSeed production (subsidiary)Estimate of seed production relative to the subsidiary comparator (where present)1 - Less than comparatorAPG QLD Regen 2020-21 Digitaria  
PRODUCTIONFlowering and seed setEstimate of seed production capacity2 - Sparse flowering, poor seed set (many empty florets)APG QLD Regen 2020-21 Digitaria  
PRODUCTIONTrait Agronomic ValueSubjective rating (one to five ) based on the overall appearance of an accessions agronomic potential APG QLD Regen 2020-21 Digitaria  
PRODUCTIONTrait Agronomic Value CommentComment for trait agronomic valueLow vigourAPG QLD Regen 2020-21 Digitaria  


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