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Details for: APG 54839, Cynodon plectostachyus (K. Schum.) Pilg., RWS 072


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Cynodon plectostachyus (K. Schum.) Pilg.
Top Name:
RWS 072
Origin:
Collected – Kenya
Received by APG:
01 Oct 1972
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Availability
FormQuantityNoteInventoryCart
Seed100 countBASE 54839 1994___1_____ SD
 
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Cynodon plectostachyus (K. Schum.) Pilg.
Top Name:
RWS 072
Origin:
Collected – Kenya
Received by APG:
01 Oct 1972
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Source History
Collected
26 September 1971. 
Locality: NAIVASHA
Aspect: Flat; Coll Source: Wild; Landuse: Grassland/Meadow; Propagule: Seed; Parentrock: Granites, Granodiorites; Ph: 6.5; Slope: Undulating; Soil Drainage: Seasonally Dry; Soil_Texture: Sandy Loam; Rainfall: 625

26 September 1971.  Kenya

Collector(s):
Donated
01 October 1972.  Kenya

Donator(s):
01 July 2014.  Australia

Donator(s):
08 September 2015.  Australia

Donator(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
RWS 072
Type: Unverified name

AusTRCF 59672
Type: Donor identifier
Group: AusTRCF
Austraian Tropical Forage

CPI 59672
Type: Institute identifier
Group: CPI
Commonwealth Plant Introduction

ALP 1.55
Type: Priority Score

Narrative
Group Note
Cynodon plectostachyus (K. Schum.) Pilg.
Genus:
Cynodon
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Chloridoideae
Tribe:
Cynodonteae
Subtribe:
Eleusininae
Nomen number:

12857
Place of publication:

Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 40:82. 1907
Verified:
07/06/1992 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Common names
English
giant star grass –
star grass –
Portuguese (Brazil)
estrela-africana –
Spanish
estrella –
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Leptochloa plectostachya K. Schum.

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Observations

Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueStudyInventoryAvailability
MORPHOLOGYPerennialityplant perennialitySTRONGLY PERENNIAL - Strongly PerennialTROPICAL.COLLECTOR.REPORTED  
MORPHOLOGYPlant Dimensionsheight (cm) and diameter (cm) of typical plant45:65TROPICAL.COLLECTOR.REPORTED  
MORPHOLOGYFloweringearliness to floweringMEDIUM - Medium FloweringTROPICAL.COLLECTOR.REPORTED  
MORPHOLOGYPeak Floweringmonths when peak flowering occurredMay-JunTROPICAL.COLLECTOR.REPORTED  
MORPHOLOGYSpread Methodmethod by which accession spreadsSEED - SeedTROPICAL.COLLECTOR.REPORTED  
PRODUCTIONEstablishmentestablishment rating from 1 (poor) to 8 (excellent)6TROPICAL.COLLECTOR.REPORTED  
PRODUCTIONPersistencepersistence rating from 1 (poor) to 8 (excellent)4TROPICAL.COLLECTOR.REPORTED  
PRODUCTIONSeed Productionrating for seed production from 1 (poor) to 8 (excellent)1TROPICAL.COLLECTOR.REPORTED  
PRODUCTIONRate Of Spreadassessment how accessions spreads from 1 (negligible) to 8 (like bad weed)2TROPICAL.COLLECTOR.REPORTED  
PRODUCTIONToxicityrating of toxicity to animals from 1 (no problems) to 8 (highly toxic at all times to mammals)1TROPICAL.COLLECTOR.REPORTED  
PRODUCTIONGrazing Tolerancerating on tolerance to grazing from 1 (low tolerance) to 8 (high tolerance to severe & repeated grazing)8TROPICAL.COLLECTOR.REPORTED  
PRODUCTIONPalatability Dryrating of palatability of plants when hayed off or dormant from 1 (very low) to 8 (very palatable)2TROPICAL.COLLECTOR.REPORTED  
PRODUCTIONAdaptation To Sandrating for adaptation to sandy soil from 1 (very poor) to 8 (well adapted)2TROPICAL.COLLECTOR.REPORTED  
PRODUCTIONPasture Potentialrating for pasture potential 1 (no potential because seedlings died or serious weed) to 8 (high potential on broad scale)2TROPICAL.COLLECTOR.REPORTED  
STRESSDrought Tolerancerating of drought tolerance from 1 (poor) to 8 (excellent)2TROPICAL.COLLECTOR.REPORTED  


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