Accession details
Passport data and everything else
16007
Accession number
16007
Holding institute
Institute code
ETH013
Acquisition Date
April 29, 1988
Provenance of material
Biological status of accession
Wild
Type of germplasm storage
Seed collection
Field collection
Curation type
Fully curated
Availability for distribution
Available for distribution
ITPGRFA MLS
Accession is part of the Multi-lateral system of ITPGRFA
Donor institute
16007_Plant 2.jpg
16007_Plant.jpg
Taxonomy provided to Genesys
Genus
Megathyrsus
Specific epithet
maximus — Browse this species at ETH013
Scientific name
Megathyrsus maximus (Jacq.) B. K. Simon & S. W. L. Jacobs
Crop
forages
Crop name
Forages
Matched GRIN taxon
Current GRIN taxon
Accession names
Collecting number
K-010-B - B
Collecting information
Provenance of material
Collecting date of sample
August 12, 1984
Collecting number
K-010-B - B
Location of collecting site
19.4 km from Eldoret towards Kitale 12.7 km before crossing Kipsangwe River
Latitude of collecting site
0.6333
Longitude of collecting site
35.1667
Elevation of collecting site
2,000
Climate at origin
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minimum temperature [°C] | 9.3 | 9.4 | 9.8 | 10 | 9.8 | 9 | 8.6 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 9.1 | 9.4 | 9.2 |
| Mean temperature [°C] | 18.1 | 18.5 | 18.9 | 18.6 | 17.9 | 17 | 16.5 | 16.7 | 17 | 17.7 | 17.8 | 17.7 |
| Maximum temperature [°C] | 27 | 27.6 | 28 | 27.3 | 26.1 | 25.1 | 24.5 | 24.7 | 25.4 | 26.4 | 26.3 | 26.3 |
| Monthly precipitation [mm] | 28 | 46 | 69 | 133 | 130 | 109 | 165 | 188 | 94 | 58 | 53 | 34 |
Bioclimatic variables
Annual mean temperature [°C]
17.7
Mean diurnal range (mean of monthly (max temp - min temp))
17
Isothermality (bio2/bio7) (* 100)
0.9
Temperature seasonality (standard deviation *100)
7.4
Max temperature of warmest month [°C]
28
Min temperature of coldest month [°C]
8.6
Temperature annual range (bio5-bio6) [°C]
19.4
Mean temperature of wettest quarter [°C]
16.7
Mean temperature of driest quarter [°C]
18.1
Mean temperature of warmest quarter [°C]
18.6
Mean temperature of coldest quarter [°C]
16.7
Annual precipitation [mm]
1,107
Precipitation of wettest month [mm]
188
Precipitation of driest month [mm]
28
Precipitation seasonality (coefficient of variation)
54
Precipitation of wettest quarter [mm]
462
Precipitation of driest quarter [mm]
108
Precipitation of warmest quarter [mm]
248
Precipitation of coldest quarter [mm]
462
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Passport Data Completeness Index
PDCI score of this accession is 8.5 of 10.0. Read about Passport Data Completeness Index
GENUS
120
SPECIES
80
SPAUTHOR
5
SUBTAXA
0
SUBTAUTHOR
0
CROPNAME
45
ACQDATE
10
SAMPSTAT
80
DONORCODE
40
DONORNUMB
0
OTHERNUMB
0
DUPLSITE
30
STORAGE
15
DONORNAME
0
DUPLINSTNAME
0
ACCEURL
40
MLSSTAT
15
ORIGCTY
80
COLLSITE
20
LATITUDE
60
LONGITUDE
60
ELEVATION
20
COLLDATE
30
BREDCODE
0
ANCEST
0
COLLSRC
0
ACCENAME
0
COLLNUMB
60
COLLCODE
40
COLLNAME
0
Metadata
UUID
urn:uuid:0e66dd17-7230-4bb6-ac4e-4b7b3fbe4f93
Last updated
December 16, 2025
Created
Date not provided