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Details for: APG 55517, Heteropogon contortus (L.) P. Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult., RFI 6068


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Heteropogon contortus (L.) P. Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult.
Top Name:
RFI 6068
Origin:
Collected – South Africa
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Heteropogon contortus (L.) P. Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult.
Top Name:
RFI 6068
Origin:
Collected – South Africa
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Source History
Collected
21 February 1996. 
Locality: 68KM NW VRYBURG TO GANYESA/BRAY
Coll Source: Wild; Landuse: Roadside; Propagule: Seed; Ph: 6.2; Slope: Level; Soil Drainage: Seasonally Dry; Soil_Texture: Sandy Loam; Assoc_Species: Brach.Nigropedata,Schmid.Papphor.,Hetero.Contortus; Rainfall: 420; Notes: Only On Roadside;Calcrete-Sand Overlay

21 February 1996.  South Africa
Coordinates: -26.6300, 24.2200 (Map it)
Elevation: 1360m.

Collector(s):
Donated
  South Africa

Donator(s):
08 September 2015.  Australia

Donator(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
RFI 6068
Type: Unverified name

AusTRCF 319415
Type: Donor identifier
Group: AusTRCF
Austraian Tropical Forage

ATF 2960
Type: Institute identifier

ALP 1.2
Type: Priority Score

Narrative
Group Note
Heteropogon contortus (L.) P. Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult.
Genus:
Heteropogon
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Panicoideae
Tribe:
Andropogoneae
Subtribe:
Anthristiriinae
Nomen number:

18953
Place of publication:

Syst. veg. 2:836. 1817
Verified:
05/20/1992 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Common names
English
black spear grass –
bunch spear grass –
bunched spear grass –
spear grass –
tangle grass –
tanglehead –
Afrikaans
assegaaigras –
steekgras –
French
herbe à moutons –
herbe barbue –
herbe polisson –
German
Speergras –
Portuguese
flechinha –
Spanish
hierba torcida –
Transcribed Chinese
huang mao –
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Andropogon contortus L.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Heteropogon hirtus Pers.
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