Details for: Ames 1993, Amaranthus tricolor L., tiger leaf


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Amaranthus tricolor L.
Top Name:
tiger leaf
Origin:
Collected – Taiwan
Received by NPGS:
20 Feb 1981
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Life Habit:
Forb
Availability
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Seed200 countAmes 1993 83ncai01 SD
 
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Amaranthus tricolor L.
Top Name:
tiger leaf
Origin:
Collected – Taiwan
Received by NPGS:
20 Feb 1981
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Life Habit:
Forb
Source History
Collected
PRE 01 May 1976.
Taiwan

Donated
01 May 1976.
Netherlands

Donor(s):
20 February 1981.
Pennsylvania, United States

Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
tiger leaf
Type: Local name

RRC 42
Type: Institute identifier
Group: RODALE
From the Rodale Research Center (RRC), Pennsylvania
Rodale Research Center

73-68
Type: Institute identifier
Group: NC7.DONR.COLR.IDS
This may be an AVRDC identifier = A73-68 or A00068, but requires more verification. The format of this and adjacent accessions are evidence of AVRDC origin. DB 2011.
Wageningen Agricultural University

RRC 78S-42
Type: Institute identifier
Group: RODALE
From the Rodale Research Center (RRC), Pennsylvania
Rodale Research Center

Ames 1993
Type: Site identifier
Group: AMES
NC-7 Research Numbers
USDA ARS NCRPIS

Narrative
The seeds are black, flowers green, leaves variegated. The RRC class type is: cultivated vegetable. "Tiger leaf" Observations from Rodale Research Center, 1988 Rodale Amaranth Germplasm Catalog. Emmaus, PA.
Amaranthus tricolor L.
Genus:
Amaranthus
Subgenus:
Albersia
Family:
Amaranthaceae
Nomen number:

2807
Place of publication:

Sp. pl. 2:989. 1753
Verified:
03/12/2004 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Autonym(s)
Amaranthus tricolor L. subsp. tricolor

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Amaranthus gangeticus L.
Amaranthus gangeticus L. var. gangeticus
Amaranthus gangeticus L. var. melancholicus (L.) Voss
Amaranthus mangostanus L.
Amaranthus melancholicus L.
Amaranthus polygamus L.
Amaranthus tricolor L. subsp. mangostanus (L.) Thell.
Amaranthus tricolor L. subsp. tristis (L.) Thell.

Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishChinese amaranth  1Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
EnglishChinese-spinach  1Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
EnglishJoseph's-coat  1Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
Englishsummer-poinsettia  1FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Englishtampala  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Chinesexian苋 2Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Frenchamarante comestible  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Frenchamarante tricolore  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
GermanGemüseamarant  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Germansurinamesischer Fuchsschwanz  2Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 2:1197.
Indiamath  2Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India. 1985-1992. The wealth of India: a dictionary of Indian raw materials and industrial products. Raw materials (revised edition).
Indonesianaupa  2Rehm, S. & G. Espig. 1991. The cultivated plants of the tropics and subtropics
Japanese Rōmajihageitō  2Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.).
Japanese Rōmajihiyu as Amaranthus mangostanus2Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.).
Spanishamaranto  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanishmoco de pavo  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Swedishpapegojamarant  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transcribed Koreansaegbireum  2Lee, Y. N. 1997. Flora of Korea.
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Herbarium specimen
  • USDA ARS NCRPIS. Located at NA. Identifier: Ames 1993. Inventory sample: Ames 1993.
Citations
  • Daloz, C. 1981. Horticultural aspects of the vegetable amaranths Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. Note: Master's Thesis Number of accessions cited: 0
  • Murphy, B. P. & P. J. Tranel. 2018. Identification and validation of Amaranthus species-specific SNPs within the ITS region: applications in quantitative species identification. Crop Sci. (Madison) 58:304-311. DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2017.06.0359. Note: Listed as RRC 42 Number of accessions cited: 35
Pedigree
Description:
The identifier 73-68 is also on RRC 107 (Ames 2040). The two accessions were grown for comparison in 2011 and they are unlike. They are also unlike in RRC notes from 1978 and 1980. So the two accessions are not duplicates. David Brenner 2011

Observations

Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
GENSTOCKMALE STERILITYMALE STERILITY - POLLEN IS NOT VIABLE.FERT - NO STERILITY OBSERVED48AMARANTH.AMES.2011.FALLAmes 1993 83ncai01 SD
GENSTOCKMALE STERILITYMALE STERILITY - POLLEN IS NOT VIABLE.FERT - NO STERILITY OBSERVED43AMARANTH.AMES.2014.WINTERAmes 1993 83ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGYSEED ABSCISIONABSCISION ZONES OF SEED HOLDING UTRICLES AT MATURITY.EQ - UTRICLE SPLITS AT THE EQUATOR43AMARANTH.AMES.2014.WINTERAmes 1993 83ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGYADULT STEM COLORADULT STEM COLORST - AMARANTHINE STRIPES ON STEM, CAN HAVE PINK OR RED BASE (100%)48AMARANTH.AMES.2011.FALLAmes 1993 83ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGYADULT STEM COLORADULT STEM COLORST - AMARANTHINE STRIPES ON STEM, CAN HAVE PINK OR RED BASE (100%)43AMARANTH.AMES.2014.WINTERAmes 1993 83ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGYBLADE PIGMENTATIONBLADE PIGMENTATION, MOST CLEAR BEFORE FLOWERING. IT DOES NOT INCLUDE THE PIGMENTATION OF SENESCENT LEAVES OR THE IRIDESCENT PURPLE COLOR UNDER SOME JUVENILE OR NEW LEAVES.CS - CENTRAL SPOT (100%)48AMARANTH.AMES.2011.FALLAmes 1993 83ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGYBLADE PIGMENTATIONBLADE PIGMENTATION, MOST CLEAR BEFORE FLOWERING. IT DOES NOT INCLUDE THE PIGMENTATION OF SENESCENT LEAVES OR THE IRIDESCENT PURPLE COLOR UNDER SOME JUVENILE OR NEW LEAVES.CS - CENTRAL SPOT (70%)43AMARANTH.AMES.2014.WINTERAmes 1993 83ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGYBLADE PIGMENTATIONBLADE PIGMENTATION, MOST CLEAR BEFORE FLOWERING. IT DOES NOT INCLUDE THE PIGMENTATION OF SENESCENT LEAVES OR THE IRIDESCENT PURPLE COLOR UNDER SOME JUVENILE OR NEW LEAVES.GN - NORMAL GREEN (10%)43AMARANTH.AMES.2014.WINTERAmes 1993 83ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGYBLADE PIGMENTATIONBLADE PIGMENTATION, MOST CLEAR BEFORE FLOWERING. IT DOES NOT INCLUDE THE PIGMENTATION OF SENESCENT LEAVES OR THE IRIDESCENT PURPLE COLOR UNDER SOME JUVENILE OR NEW LEAVES.SP - SPECKLED (20%)43AMARANTH.AMES.2014.WINTERAmes 1993 83ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGYBLADE PIGMENTATIONBLADE PIGMENTATION, MOST CLEAR BEFORE FLOWERING. IT DOES NOT INCLUDE THE PIGMENTATION OF SENESCENT LEAVES OR THE IRIDESCENT PURPLE COLOR UNDER SOME JUVENILE OR NEW LEAVES.XX - OTHER AMARANTH.RODALE.RES.CENTER Not Available
MORPHOLOGYFLOWER COLORFLOWER COLORGR - GREEN AMARANTH.RODALE.RES.CENTER Not Available
MORPHOLOGYFLOWER COLORFLOWER COLORGR - GREEN (100%)43AMARANTH.AMES.2014.WINTERAmes 1993 83ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGYMORPHOLOGICAL GROUPMORPHOLOGICAL GROUP, BASED ON THE RODALE RESEARCH CENTER SYSTEM.CVEG - CULTIVATED VEGETABLE AMARANTH.RODALE.RES.CENTER Not Available
MORPHOLOGYMORPHOLOGICAL GROUPMORPHOLOGICAL GROUP, BASED ON THE RODALE RESEARCH CENTER SYSTEM.TTIGER - A. tricolor, TIGER LEAF, red spot in leaf center, ovoid leaves with blunt tips. Daloz, C. 1979 p. 68-73. In: Proc. 2nd Amaranth Conf., Rodale Research Center, PA.48AMARANTH.AMES.2011.FALLAmes 1993 83ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGYMORPHOLOGICAL GROUPMORPHOLOGICAL GROUP, BASED ON THE RODALE RESEARCH CENTER SYSTEM.TTIGER - A. tricolor, TIGER LEAF, red spot in leaf center, ovoid leaves with blunt tips. Daloz, C. 1979 p. 68-73. In: Proc. 2nd Amaranth Conf., Rodale Research Center, PA.43AMARANTH.AMES.2014.WINTERAmes 1993 83ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGYPETIOLE PIGMENTATIONPETIOLE PIGMENTATION (MODIFIED IPGRI SYSTEM)RN - AMARANTHINE, IF ANY IS PRESENT AND LESS INTENSE THAN RHS RED-PURPLE 61C (100%)43AMARANTH.AMES.2014.WINTERAmes 1993 83ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGYSEED COLORSEED COLOR frequencyBE - BROWN EDGES WITH BLACK SIDES (100%) AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.1997Ames 1993 83ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGYSEEDLING COLORTHE PERCENTAGE OF THE SEEDLING WITH ANY STEM OR LEAF AMARANTHINE (RED COLORING) IN A GIVEN NUMBER OF EVALUATED SEEDLINGS. THIS DISTINGUISHES THE SEEDLINGS WITH AMARANTHINE FROM GREEN AND ORANGE SEEDLINGS. SCORE WITHIN 3 WEEKS AFTER GERM.97.674486AMARANTH.AMES.2011.FALLAmes 1993 83ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGYSEEDLING COLORTHE PERCENTAGE OF THE SEEDLING WITH ANY STEM OR LEAF AMARANTHINE (RED COLORING) IN A GIVEN NUMBER OF EVALUATED SEEDLINGS. THIS DISTINGUISHES THE SEEDLINGS WITH AMARANTHINE FROM GREEN AND ORANGE SEEDLINGS. SCORE WITHIN 3 WEEKS AFTER GERM.98.837286AMARANTH.AMES.2014.WINTER Not Available
MORPHOLOGYSEED SHAPESEED SHAPEEB - ELLIPSOID OR OVOID WITH ROUNDED BULGING PERISPERM (100%) AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.1997Ames 1993 83ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGYTAXONOMIC VERACITYTaxonomic veracity with reference to the comment in Public GRIN "observation details", or to the GRIN species determination.TYPI - TYPICAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SPECIES43AMARANTH.AMES.2014.WINTERAmes 1993 83ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGYTERMINAL INFLORESCENCETERMINAL INFLORESCENCE ATTITUDE1 - ERECT43AMARANTH.AMES.2014.WINTERAmes 1993 83ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGYTERMINAL INFLORESCENCETERMINAL INFLORESCENCE ATTITUDE5 - HORIZONTAL, HALF DROOP, OR ARCH SHAPED WITH THE MIDDLE OR TERMINAL THIRD HORIZONTAL43AMARANTH.AMES.2014.WINTERAmes 1993 83ncai01 SD
PRODUCTIONHUNDRED SEED WEIGHTTHE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY..06 NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNERAmes 1993 81ncao01 SDNot Available
PRODUCTIONHUNDRED SEED WEIGHTTHE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY..062 NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNERAmes 1993 90nceo01 SDNot Available
PRODUCTIONHUNDRED SEED WEIGHTTHE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY..07 NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNERAmes 1993 83ncai01 SD