Details for: PI 606281, Amaranthus blitum L. subsp. oleraceus (L.) Costea, 'Blood Red'


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Amaranthus blitum L. subsp. oleraceus (L.) Costea
Cultivar:
'Blood Red'
Origin:
Collected – Bangladesh
Received by NPGS:
15 Apr 1986
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Availability
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Amaranthus blitum L. subsp. oleraceus (L.) Costea
Cultivar:
'Blood Red'
Origin:
Collected – Bangladesh
Received by NPGS:
15 Apr 1986
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Source History
Collected
PRE 01 March 1981.
Bangladesh
Locality: Capital Seed House, Khulna.
Coordinates: 22.8043, 89.5550 (Map it)
Habitat: Market or shop
Comment: Source
Collector(s):
Donated
01 March 1981.
Bangladesh
Comment: Donated to the RRC
Donor(s):
15 April 1986.
Pennsylvania, United States
Comment: Donated to the Natl. Plant Germplasm System
Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
'Blood Red'
Type: Cultivar name

Lal Shak
Type: Local name

RRC 682
Type: Institute identifier
Group: RODALE
From the Rodale Research Center (RRC), Pennsylvania
Rodale Research Center

TOT2365
Type: Institute identifier
Group: AVRDC
Asian Vegetable Research and Development Center
Schafleitner, Roland World Vegetable Center

VI044476
Type: Institute identifier
Group: AVRDC
Listed at World Vegetable Center as: AMES 5366
Schafleitner, Roland World Vegetable Center

Ames 5366
Type: Site identifier
Group: AMES
NC-7 Research Numbers
USDA ARS NCRPIS

https://genebank.worldveg.org/index.html#/a/10.18730/12P896
Type: Institute identifier
Group: AVRDC
DOI at the World Vegetable Center
Schafleitner, Roland World Vegetable Center

Narrative
The seeds are black, flowers red, leaves amaranthine. Local name is Lal Shak 'Blood Red.' It is sold as a vegetable and is very coarse. Observations from the Rodale Research Center, 1988 Rodale Amaranth Germplasm Catalog. Emmuas, PA. This taxonomic type is rare in the NPGS collection. It is a cultivated vegetable with black seeds, and dark red-purple leave. (David Brenner)
Amaranthus blitum L. subspp. oleraceus (L.) Costea
Genus:
Amaranthus
Subgenus:
Albersia
Family:
Amaranthaceae
Nomen number:

430515
Place of publication:

M. Costea et al., Sida 19:984. 2001
Verified:
02/04/2003 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Amaranthus blitum L. (0 active accession[s])
Amaranthus blitum L. subsp. blitum (5 active accession[s])
Amaranthus blitum L. subsp. emarginatus (Moq. ex Uline & Bray) Carretero et al. var. pseudogracilis (Thell.) Costea (3 active accession[s])
Amaranthus blitum L. subsp. emarginatus (Salzm. ex Uline & Bray) Carretero et al. (0 active accession[s])
Amaranthus blitum L. subsp. emarginatus (Salzm. ex Uline & Bray) Carretero et al. var. emarginatus (Salzm. ex Uline & Bray) Costea (0 active accession[s])
Amaranthus blitum L. var. blitum (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Amaranthus oleraceus L.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Amaranthus blitum L. var. oleraceus (L.) Hook. f.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Amaranthus lividus L.
Amaranthus lividus L. f. lividus

Common names
Annotations
  • Nomenclature Name Change: 18 Feb 1997, from Amaranthus lividus L. to Amaranthus blitum L.
  • Taxonomic Re-Identification: 01 Sep 1993, from Amaranthus spp. to Amaranthus tricolor L.
  • Taxonomic Re-Identification: 16 May 1995, from Amaranthus tricolor L. to Amaranthus lividus L.
  • Taxonomic Re-Identification: 10 Apr 1997, from Amaranthus blitum L.
  • Taxonomic Re-Identification: 21 Feb 2003, to Amaranthus blitum L. subsp. oleraceus (L.) Costea
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  • Located at NC-7. Inventory sample: PI 606281.
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
  • Andini, R., S. Yoshida, & R. Ohsawa. 2013. Variation in protein content and amino acids in the leaves of grain, vegetable, and weedy types of amaranths. Agron. Open Access 3:391-403. DOI: 10.3390/agronomy3020391. Number of accessions cited: 27
  • Andini, R., Y. Yoshida, Y. Yoshida, & R. Ohsawa. 2013. Amaranthus genetic resources in Indonesia: morphological and protein content assessment in comparison with worldwide amaranths. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 60:2115-2128. Note: Andini accession number: 4 Number of accessions cited: 26
  • Brenner, D. M., D. D. Baltensperger, P. A. Kulakow, J. W. Lehmann, R. L. Meyers, M. M. Slabbert, & B. B. Sleugh. 2000. Genetic resources and breeding of amaranthus. Pl. Breed. Rev. 19:227-285. Number of accessions cited: 29
  • Chan, K. F. & M. Sun. 1997. Genetic diversity and relationships detected by isozyme and RAPD analysis of crop and wild species of Amaranthus. Theor. Appl. Genet. 95:865-873. Note: Listed as Ames 5366 Number of accessions cited: 58
  • Kolano, B., K. Saracka, A. Broda-Cnota, & J. Maluszynska. 2013. Localization of ribosomal DNA and CMA3/DAPI heterochromatin in cultivated and wild amaranthus species. Sci. Hort. 164:249-255. DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2013.09.016. Number of accessions cited: 12
Pedigree

Observations

Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
GENSTOCKMALE STERILITYMALE STERILITY - POLLEN IS NOT VIABLE.FERT - NO STERILITY OBSERVED10AMARANTH.AMES.2002.FALLPI 606281 89ncai01 SD
GENSTOCKMALE STERILITYMALE STERILITY - POLLEN IS NOT VIABLE.FERT - NO STERILITY OBSERVED49AMARANTH.AMES.2011.FALLPI 606281 89ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGYSEED ABSCISIONABSCISION ZONES OF SEED HOLDING UTRICLES AT MATURITY.BI - UTRICLE BURST IRREGULARLY (IF WITHOUT ABSCISION, IT IS NON-SHATTERING)10AMARANTH.AMES.2002.FALLPI 606281 89ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGYSEED ABSCISIONABSCISION ZONES OF SEED HOLDING UTRICLES AT MATURITY.BI - UTRICLE BURST IRREGULARLY (IF WITHOUT ABSCISION, IT IS NON-SHATTERING)49AMARANTH.AMES.2011.FALLPI 606281 89ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGYADULT STEM COLORADULT STEM COLORRD - RED OR DARKER STEM WITH SOLID COLORING, CAN HAVE PINK OR RED BASE (100%)10AMARANTH.AMES.2002.FALLPI 606281 89ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGYADULT STEM COLORADULT STEM COLORRD - RED OR DARKER STEM WITH SOLID COLORING, CAN HAVE PINK OR RED BASE (100%)49AMARANTH.AMES.2011.FALLPI 606281 89ncai01 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.RD - ENTIRE LAMINA AMARANTHINE (PURPLE TO PINK) AMARANTH.RODALE.RES.CENTER Not 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.RD - ENTIRE LAMINA AMARANTHINE (PURPLE TO PINK) (100%)10AMARANTH.AMES.2002.FALLPI 606281 89ncai01 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.RD - ENTIRE LAMINA AMARANTHINE (PURPLE TO PINK) (100%)49AMARANTH.AMES.2011.FALLPI 606281 89ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGYFLOWER COLORFLOWER COLORRED - DARK AMARANTHINE, DARKER THAN RHS RED-PURPLE 62B (RED OR PURPLE) AMARANTH.RODALE.RES.CENTER Not Available
MORPHOLOGYFLOWER COLORFLOWER COLORRUF - RUFESCENT (MIXTURE OF RED AND GREEN PARTS OF FLOWERS, OR OTHERWISE A RUSTY LOOK)140AMARANTH.AMES.1989PI 606281 86ncao01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYFLOWER COLORFLOWER COLORRUF - RUFESCENT (MIXTURE OF RED AND GREEN PARTS OF FLOWERS, OR OTHERWISE A RUSTY LOOK) (100%)10AMARANTH.AMES.2002.FALLPI 606281 89ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGYINFLORESCENCE SHAPEINFLORESCENCE SHAPE (MODIFIED IPGRI SYSTEM)AX - MOSTLY IN LEAF AXILS10AMARANTH.AMES.2002.FALLPI 606281 89ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGYINFLORESCENCE SHAPEINFLORESCENCE SHAPE (MODIFIED IPGRI SYSTEM)SB - SHORT SIDE BRANCHES, 1/4 OR SHORTER THAN THE INFLORESCENCE LENGTH (INCLUDES SOME MANY-STEMMED WEEDS)10AMARANTH.AMES.2002.FALLPI 606281 89ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGYMORPHOLOGICAL GROUPMORPHOLOGICAL GROUP, BASED ON THE RODALE RESEARCH CENTER SYSTEM.BOVEG - Cultivated vegetable Amaranthus blitum L. subsp. oleraceus (PI 606282) Costea, M. & F. J. Tardif. 2003 Canad J PL Sci 83:1039-106649AMARANTH.AMES.2011.FALLPI 606281 89ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGYMORPHOLOGICAL GROUPMORPHOLOGICAL GROUP, BASED ON THE RODALE RESEARCH CENTER SYSTEM.CVEG - CULTIVATED VEGETABLE AMARANTH.RODALE.RES.CENTER Not Available
MORPHOLOGYPETIOLE PIGMENTATIONPETIOLE PIGMENTATION (MODIFIED IPGRI SYSTEM)RD - DARK AMARANTHINE, RHS RED-PURPLE 61C, OR DARKER (100%)10AMARANTH.AMES.2002.FALLPI 606281 89ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGYSEED COLORSEED COLOR frequencyBR - DARK BROWN SEED COAT, RHS 175A to 200A (100%) AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.1997PI 606281 89ncai01 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.100300AMARANTH.AMES.1989PI 606281 86ncao01 SDNot Available
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.10064AMARANTH.AMES.2011.FALLPI 606281 89ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGYSEED SHAPESEED SHAPERB - ROUND, WITH ROUNDED BULGING PERISPERM (100%) AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.1997PI 606281 89ncai01 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 SPECIES10AMARANTH.AMES.2002.FALLPI 606281 89ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGYTERMINAL INFLORESCENCETERMINAL INFLORESCENCE ATTITUDE1 - ERECT49AMARANTH.AMES.2011.FALLPI 606281 89ncai01 SD
PRODUCTIONHUNDRED SEED WEIGHTTHE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY..099 NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNERPI 606281 89ncai01 SD
PRODUCTIONHUNDRED SEED WEIGHTTHE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY..11 NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNERPI 606281 86ncao01 SDNot Available
PRODUCTIONHUNDRED SEED WEIGHTTHE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY..12 NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNERPI 606281 90ncei02 SDNot Available
PRODUCTIONHUNDRED SEED WEIGHTTHE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY..13 NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNERPI 606281 90nceo01 SDNot Available