Details for: PI 607447, Amaranthus retroflexus L., Calaloo


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Amaranthus retroflexus L.
Top Name:
Calaloo
Origin:
Collected – Jamaica
Received by NPGS:
15 Apr 1986
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Availability
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Seed200 countPI 607447 93ncai01 SD
 
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Amaranthus retroflexus L.
Top Name:
Calaloo
Origin:
Collected – Jamaica
Received by NPGS:
15 Apr 1986
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Source History
Collected
PRE 09 November 1979.
Jamaica

Collector(s):
Donated
15 April 1986.
Pennsylvania, United States

Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
Calaloo
Type: Local name
Said to be the wild variety, eaten by some people, pigs, and chickens.
Lawrence, F.J.

Caribbean pigweed (Calaloo)
Type: Local name
Lawrence, F.J.

RRC 543
Type: Institute identifier
Group: RODALE
From the Rodale Research Center (RRC), Pennsylvania
Rodale Research Center

Ames 5325
Type: Site identifier
Group: AMES
NC-7 Research Numbers
USDA ARS NCRPIS

Narrative
The seeds are black, flowers green, leaves green. The RRC class type is: weed. Caribbean pigweed, local name 'Calaloo.' It is said to be a wild variety eaten by humans, pigs, and chickens. Observations from the Rodale Research Center, 1988 Rodale Amaranth Germplasm Catalog. Emmaus, PA. Vegetable use is unusual for this species.
Amaranthus retroflexus L.
Genus:
Amaranthus
Subgenus:
Amaranthus
Family:
Amaranthaceae
Nomen number:

2803
Place of publication:

Sp. pl. 2:991. 1753
Verified:
02/04/2003 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Amaranthus retroflexus var. delilei (0 active accession[s])
Amaranthus retroflexus var. retroflexus (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishAmerican pigweed  1Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
Englishcarelessweed  1Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
Englishcommon amaranth  1Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
Englishpigweed redroot  1Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
Englishredroot  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Englishredroot amaranth  1FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Englishredroot pigweed  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Englishreflexed amaranth  1Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
Englishrough pigweed  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Englishwild-beet amaranth  1FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Chinesefan zhi xian反枝苋 2Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
English (Canada)redroot pigweed  Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada official name2Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 90.
Frenchamarante réfléchie  2Feuillet, C. 1998. pers. comm. Note: re. French common names
French (Canada)amarante à racine rouge Agriculture & Agroalimentaire Canada nom officiel2Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 90.
GermanAckerfuchsschwanz  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Germanzurückgekrümmter Fuchsschwanz  2Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 2:1197.
Portuguese (Brazil)carurú-áspero  2Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Spanishamaranto común  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanish (Mexico)quintonil  2Lira, R. et al., eds. 2016. Ethnobotany of Mexico Springer, New York, US. 114-115.
Swedishsvinamarant  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
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Herbarium specimen
  • USDA ARS NCRPIS. Located at NA. Identifier: Ames 5325. Inventory sample: PI 607447. Type II.
Citations
  • Andini, R., M. I. Sulaiman, & R. Ohsawa. 2018. Natural polyploidy in amaranths (Amaranthus spp.). AIP Conf. Proc. 020053:1-7. DOI: 10.1063/1.5050149. Note: The confrence was in 2002, but published Online: 15 August 2018 Number of accessions cited: 30
Pedigree

Observations

Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
MORPHOLOGYSEED ABSCISIONABSCISION ZONES OF SEED HOLDING UTRICLES AT MATURITY.TE - UTRICLE ABCISES WITH TEPALS, THEN SPLITS AT THE EQUATOR100AMARANTH.AMES.1993PI 607447 90nceo01 SDNot Available
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 AMARANTH.RODALE.RES.CENTER Not Available
MORPHOLOGYFLOWER COLORFLOWER COLORGR - GREEN AMARANTH.RODALE.RES.CENTER Not Available
MORPHOLOGYMORPHOLOGICAL GROUPMORPHOLOGICAL GROUP, BASED ON THE RODALE RESEARCH CENTER SYSTEM.WILD - WILD (INCLUDES ALL WEEDS) AMARANTH.RODALE.RES.CENTER Not Available
MORPHOLOGYSEED COLORSEED COLOR frequencyBE - BROWN EDGES WITH BLACK SIDES (100%) AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.1997PI 607447 93ncai01 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.100144AMARANTH.AMES.1993PI 607447 90nceo01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYSEED SHAPESEED SHAPERB - ROUND, WITH ROUNDED BULGING PERISPERM (100%) AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.1997PI 607447 93ncai01 SD
PRODUCTIONHUNDRED SEED WEIGHTTHE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY..04 NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNERPI 607447 86ncao01 SDNot Available
PRODUCTIONHUNDRED SEED WEIGHTTHE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY..04 NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNERPI 607447 90nceo01 SDNot Available
PRODUCTIONHUNDRED SEED WEIGHTTHE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY..04 NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNERPI 607447 93ncai01 SD
PRODUCTIONHUNDRED SEED WEIGHTTHE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY..058 NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNERPI 607447 86ncai01 SDNot Available