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Details for: Ames 5251,
Amaranthus hybridus
L., Duplicate of PI 511738
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Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Amaranthus hybridus
L.
Top Name:
Duplicate of PI 511738
Origin:
Collected – Ecuador
Maintained:
Historic Record
Received by NPGS:
15 Apr 1986
Improvement Status:
Landrace
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Amaranthus hybridus
L.
Top Name:
Duplicate of PI 511738
Origin:
Collected – Ecuador
Maintained:
Historic Record
Received by NPGS:
15 Apr 1986
Improvement Status:
Landrace
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Source History
Collected
PRE December 1979.
Ecuador
Collector(s):
Hauptli, H., University of California
Donated
15 April 1986.
Pennsylvania, United States
Donor(s):
Rodale Research Center
Accession Names and Identifiers
Duplicate of PI 511738
Type: Duplicate accession name
Group: AMES.PI.DUPES
These are PI's for accessions with another active PI number.
RRC 600
Type: Institute identifier
Group: RODALE
From the Rodale Research Center (RRC), Pennsylvania
Rodale Research Center
HH 62
Type: Collector identifier
Hauptli, H. University of California
Ames 5251
Type: Site identifier
Group: AMES
NC-7 Research Numbers
USDA ARS NCRPIS
Narrative
The seeds are dark brown, flowers dark wine red, leaves rufescent. The RRC class type is: sangorache. It is said to be used as a food and drink colorant. It segregates for height and maturity. Observations from the Rodale Research Center, 1988 Rodale Amaranth Germplasm Catlaog. Emmaus, PA.
Amaranthus hybridus
L.
Genus:
Amaranthus
Subgenus:
Amaranthus
Family:
Amaranthaceae
Nomen number:
2795
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 2:990. 1753
Comment:
Amaranthus hybridus
auct., in part =
A. hypochondriacus
Typification:
View in Linnean Typification Project
Verified:
02/04/2003
by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Amaranthus hybridus
subsp.
hypochondriacus
(0 active accession[s])
Amaranthus hybridus
subsp.
powellii
(0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Autonym(s)
Amaranthus hybridus
L. subsp.
hybridus
Amaranthus hybridus
L. var.
hybridus
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Amaranthus incurvatus
Timeroy ex Gren. & Godr.
Amaranthus patulus
Bertol.
Invalid Designation(s)
Amaranthus chlorostachys
auct.
Common names
Language
Name
Alternate name
note
seq
Citation
English
green amaranth
1
FNA Editorial Committee.
1993-.
Flora of North America.
English
green pigweed
1
FNA Editorial Committee.
1993-.
Flora of North America.
English
hybrid amaranth
1
FNA Editorial Committee.
1993-.
Flora of North America.
English
slim amaranth
1
Lazarides, M. & B. Hince.
1993. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia
English
smooth amaranth
1
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker.
2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
English
smooth pigweed
1
Terrell, E. E. et al.
1986. Agricultural Handbook no. 505
English
spleen amaranth
1
Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS).
Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
English
wild cabbage
1
Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS).
Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
Chinese
lü sui xian
绿穗苋
2
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds.
1994-.
Flora of China (English edition).
Chinese
tai wan xian
台湾苋
as
Amaranthus patulus
2
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds.
1994-.
Flora of China (English edition).
English (Canada)
smooth pigweed
Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada official name
2
Darbyshire, S. J.
2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 89.
French (Canada)
amarante hybride
Agriculture & Agroalimentaire Canada nom officiel
2
Darbyshire, S. J.
2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 89.
German
ausgebreiteter Fuchsschwanz
2
Erhardt, W. et al.
2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 2:1197.
Japanese Rōmaji
hoso-ao-geitō
2
Iwatsuki, K. et al.
1993-. Flora of Japan.
Spanish (Mexico)
quintonil
2
Pérez-Negrón, E. & A. Casas.
2007. Use, extraction rates and spatial availability of plant resources in the Tehuacán-Cuicatlán valley, Mexico: The case of Santiago Quiotepec, Oaxaca. J. Arid Environm. 70:356-379.
DOI:
10.1016/j.jaridenv.2006.12.016
.
Note:
cites this species as locally gathered and consumed
Swedish
nålamarant
2
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012.
Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
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. Located at NA. Identifier: Ames 5251. Inventory sample: Ames 5251.
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