Summary
Verified:
12/17/1993
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System.
2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network
(GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=319434.
Accessed 15 December 2025.