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Details for: APG 48130, Digitaria eriantha Steud., RFI 6064


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Digitaria eriantha Steud.
Top Name:
RFI 6064
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:
RFI 6064
Origin:
Collected – South Africa
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Source History
Collected
20 February 1996. 
Locality: ARMOEDSVLAKTE RESEARCH STATION ALONG TO BIESIESLAA
Coll Source: Wild; Landuse: Grassland/Meadow; Propagule: Seed; Ph: 6.9; Slope: Level; Soil Drainage: Seasonally Dry; Soil_Texture: Sandy Loam; Assoc_Species: Brach.Nigropedata,Arist.Congesta,Themeda; Rainfall: 420; Notes: Freq.In Pastures;Dominant In Lanes;Grazed

20 February 1996.  South Africa
Coordinates: -26.9500, 24.4800 (Map it)
Elevation: 1299m.

Collector(s):
Donated
  South Africa

Donator(s):
08 September 2015.  Australia

Donator(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
RFI 6064
Type: Unverified name

AusTRCF 319399
Type: Donor identifier
Group: AusTRCF
Austraian Tropical Forage

ATF 2939
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
Actions
Pathogens
Vouchers
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 2016-17 Digitaria  
GROWTHMode of spreadDominant mode of spread (at 1st flower)S - Strongly stoloniferousAPG QLD Regen 2016-17 Digitaria  
MORPHOLOGYLeaf hairsLeaf surface hairiness, fully expanded leaves (at 1st flower)2 - Pubescent (fine/soft hairs)APG QLD Regen 2016-17 Digitaria  
MORPHOLOGYLeaf sheath hairsLeaf sheath surface hairiness, fully expanded leaves (at 1st flower)4 - Dense hairsAPG QLD Regen 2016-17 Digitaria  
MORPHOLOGYLeaf colour (dominant)Dominant leaf colour 4-6 nodes from branch tip (at 1st flower)dark greenAPG QLD Regen 2016-17 Digitaria  
MORPHOLOGYCulm colour (dominant)Dominant culm colour (10-20 days after 1st flower)dark greenAPG QLD Regen 2016-17 Digitaria  
MORPHOLOGYCulm colour (secondary)Secondary culm colour (10-20 days after 1st flower)yellowAPG QLD Regen 2016-17 Digitaria  
MORPHOLOGYMaximum leaf lengthMaximum leaf size of fully expanded leaves (at first flower)4 - 20.0-39.9 cmAPG QLD Regen 2016-17 Digitaria  
OTHERwet down dateDate seeds were first wetted for germination (in laboratory)27/10/2016 12:00:00 AMAPG QLD Regen 2016-17 Digitaria  
PHENOLOGYDays to First FlowerDays from wetting up to start of flowering phase55APG QLD Regen 2016-17 Digitaria  
PHENOLOGYMinimum canopy heightMinimum canopy (foliage) height (cm) (without support) (30-50 days after 1st flower) 35APG QLD Regen 2016-17 Digitaria  
PHENOLOGYMaximum canopy heightMaximum canopy (foliage) height (cm) (without support) (30-50 days after 1st flower) 40APG QLD Regen 2016-17 Digitaria  
PHENOLOGYMinimum seedhead heightMinimum flower (foliage) height (cm) (30-50 days after 1st flower) 60APG QLD Regen 2016-17 Digitaria  
PHENOLOGYMaximum seeedhead heightMaximum flower (foliage) height (cm) (30-50 days after 1st flower) 110APG QLD Regen 2016-17 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 2016-17 Digitaria  
PHENOLOGYLeafiness rating - subsidiaryEstimate of leaf vs non-leaf material compared to subsidiary (30-50 days after 1str flower)2 - Similar to comparatorAPG QLD Regen 2016-17 Digitaria  
PRODUCTIONFlowering and seed setEstimate of seed production capacity2 - Sparse flowering, poor seed set (many empty florets)APG QLD Regen 2016-17 Digitaria  


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