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Details for: APG 48146, Digitaria eriantha Steud., KP 142


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Digitaria eriantha Steud.
Top Name:
KP 142
Origin:
Collected – South Africa
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Availability
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Digitaria eriantha Steud.
Top Name:
KP 142
Origin:
Collected – South Africa
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Source History
Collected
12 March 1990. 
Locality: HOUTBOSCHRAND,3KM TAR RD - TIMBAVATI PICNIC SITE
Aspect: Flat; Coll Source: Wild; Landscape: Hill (Crest); Propagule: Seed; Calcium: 7410; Clay: 25.9; Lithology: 2430 Jl: Glassy Basalt, Porphyritic Or Amygdaloidal In Places; Magnesium: 701; Ph: 8.1; Phosphorus: 5.3; Potassium: 154; Sodium: 79; Soil Drainage: Seasonally Inundated; Soil_Texture: Clay Loam; Exposure: Fully Sunny; Notes: Very Productive; Biome: Savanna; Foto_No: 2.11; Veld_Type: Arid Lowveld

12 March 1990.  South Africa
Coordinates: -24.2500, 31.7000 (Map it)
Elevation: 280m.

Collector(s):
Donated
  South Africa

Donator(s):
08 September 2015.  Australia

Donator(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
KP 142
Type: Unverified name

SITE 18.3
Type: Site identifier

AusTRCF 319748
Type: Donor identifier
Group: AusTRCF
Austraian Tropical Forage

ATF 603
Type: Institute identifier

ALP 1.4
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
Actions
Pathogens
Vouchers
Citations
Pedigree
Intellectual Property Rights
FAO Standard Material Transfer Agreement (SMTA).

Observations

Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueStudyInventoryAvailability
GROWTHGrowth habitDominant growth habitE - Erect (vertical dominant growth)(self-supporting)APG QLD Regen 2020-21 Digitaria  
GROWTHMode of spreadDominant mode of spread (at 1st flower)S - Strongly stoloniferousAPG QLD Regen 2020-21 Digitaria  
MORPHOLOGYLeaf hairsLeaf surface hairiness, fully expanded leaves (at 1st flower)2 - Pubescent (fine/soft hairs)APG QLD Regen 2020-21 Digitaria  
MORPHOLOGYLeaf sheath hairsLeaf sheath surface hairiness, fully expanded leaves (at 1st flower)2 - Pubescent (fine/soft hairs)APG 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  
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  
PHENOLOGYMinimum canopy heightMinimum canopy (foliage) height (cm) (without support) (30-50 days after 1st flower) 15APG QLD Regen 2020-21 Digitaria  
PHENOLOGYMaximum canopy heightMaximum canopy (foliage) height (cm) (without support) (30-50 days after 1st flower) 20APG QLD Regen 2020-21 Digitaria  
PHENOLOGYLeafiness rating - principalEstimate of leaf vs non-leaf material compared to principal (30-50 days after 1st flower)3 - Greater than 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 capacity1 - Does not flowerAPG 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 valueHayed off earlyAPG QLD Regen 2020-21 Digitaria  


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