Accession details
Passport data and everything else
CIAT16500
Accession number
CIAT16500
Holding institute
Institute code
COL003
Acquisition Date
Date not provided
Provenance of material
Biological status of accession
Wild
Type of germplasm storage
Seed collection
Curation type
Fully curated
Availability for distribution
Not available for distribution
ITPGRFA MLS
Accession is part of the Multi-lateral system of ITPGRFA
16500 herbarium
16500 seed
Taxonomy provided to Genesys
Genus
Brachiaria
Specific epithet
decumbens — Browse this species at COL003
Scientific name
Brachiaria decumbens
Crop
forages
Crop name
forages
Matched GRIN taxon
Current GRIN taxon
Accession names
Other identifier
028/130-02
Other identifier
BRA-004502
Other identifier
EAI-14214
Other identifier
ILCA-12969
Other identifier
K-130-B
Collecting number
028/130-02
Associated Datasets
Collecting information
Provenance of material
Collecting date of sample
April 30, 1989
Collecting source
Field or cultivated habitat
Collecting number
028/130-02
Location of collecting site
NAKURU-ELDORET, KMS: 29, DIRECCION: NOROESTE, CARRETERA A104
Collecting institute name
CENTRO INTERNACIONAL DE AGRICULTURA TROPICAL
INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK CENTRE FOR AFRICA
Latitude of collecting site
0.25
Longitude of collecting site
35.4167
Elevation of collecting site
2,290
Climate at origin
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minimum temperature [°C] | 8.4 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 9.2 | 8.7 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 8 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 8.6 | 8.4 |
| Mean temperature [°C] | 16.3 | 16.7 | 16.8 | 16.8 | 15.9 | 15.2 | 14.7 | 14.8 | 15.2 | 15.9 | 16 | 15.9 |
| Maximum temperature [°C] | 24.3 | 25.1 | 25.2 | 24.4 | 23.1 | 22.3 | 21.5 | 21.6 | 22.6 | 23.7 | 23.5 | 23.5 |
| Monthly precipitation [mm] | 32 | 47 | 77 | 162 | 135 | 97 | 167 | 195 | 91 | 67 | 79 | 56 |
Bioclimatic variables
Annual mean temperature [°C]
15.9
Mean diurnal range (mean of monthly (max temp - min temp))
15
Isothermality (bio2/bio7) (* 100)
0.9
Temperature seasonality (standard deviation *100)
7.1
Max temperature of warmest month [°C]
25.2
Min temperature of coldest month [°C]
7.9
Temperature annual range (bio5-bio6) [°C]
17.3
Mean temperature of wettest quarter [°C]
14.9
Mean temperature of driest quarter [°C]
16.3
Mean temperature of warmest quarter [°C]
16.7
Mean temperature of coldest quarter [°C]
14.9
Annual precipitation [mm]
1,205
Precipitation of wettest month [mm]
195
Precipitation of driest month [mm]
32
Precipitation seasonality (coefficient of variation)
50
Precipitation of wettest quarter [mm]
459
Precipitation of driest quarter [mm]
135
Precipitation of warmest quarter [mm]
286
Precipitation of coldest quarter [mm]
459
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Passport Data Completeness Index
PDCI score of this accession is 8.4 of 10.0. Read about Passport Data Completeness Index
GENUS
120
SPECIES
80
SPAUTHOR
0
SUBTAXA
0
SUBTAUTHOR
0
CROPNAME
45
ACQDATE
0
SAMPSTAT
80
DONORCODE
0
DONORNUMB
0
OTHERNUMB
35
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
30
ACCENAME
0
COLLNUMB
60
COLLCODE
0
COLLNAME
20
Metadata
UUID
urn:uuid:2d25f8ef-3662-4af5-bddb-9b5b72ab9e6f
Last updated
December 19, 2025
Created
Date not provided