Details for: PI 606282, Amaranthus blitum L. subsp. oleraceus (L.) Costea, Lal Shak


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Amaranthus blitum L. subsp. oleraceus (L.) Costea
Top Name:
Lal Shak
Origin:
Collected – Bangladesh
Received by NPGS:
15 Apr 1986
Improvement Status:
Landrace
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
Top Name:
Lal Shak
Origin:
Collected – Bangladesh
Received by NPGS:
15 Apr 1986
Improvement Status:
Landrace
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Source History
Collected
PRE 01 March 1981.
Bangladesh
Locality: Maijdi.
Coordinates: 22.8667, 91.1000 (Map it)
Georeference protocol: Lat/Lon determined from GIS

Donated
01 March 1981.
Bangladesh

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

Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
Lal Shak
Type: Local name

RRC 683
Type: Institute identifier
Group: RODALE
From the Rodale Research Center (RRC), Pennsylvania
Rodale Research Center

Ames 5367
Type: Site identifier
Group: AMES
NC-7 Research Numbers
USDA ARS NCRPIS

Narrative
The seeds are black, flowers red, leaves amaranthine. Local name is Lal Shak. It is said to be a cultivated vegetable. It is fairly prolific and very coarse with large seeds. Observations from the Rodale Research Center, 1988 Rodale Amaranth Germplasm Catalog. Emmaus, PA. This taxonomic type is rare in the NPGS collection. It is a cultivated vegetable with black seeds, and red-purple leaves and flowers. (Dave 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: 16 May 1995, from Amaranthus spp. 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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Citations
  • Akond, M., S. Islam, & Xinwang Wang. 2013. Characterization of biomass traits and cell wall components among diverse accessions of Amaranthaceae. J. Appl. Phytotechnol. Environm. Sanitat. 2:37-45. Number of accessions cited: 35
  • 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: 5 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
  • Jimenez-Aguilar, D. M. & M. Grusak. 2017. Minerals, vitamin C, phenolics, flavonoids and antioxidant activity of Amaranthus leafy vegetables. J. Food Compos. Analysis 58:33-39. DOI: 10.1016/j.jfca.2017.01.005. Number of accessions cited: 37
  • Waselkov, K. E., A. S. Boleda, & K. M. Olsen. 2018. A phylogeny of the genus Amaranthus (Amaranthaceae) based on several low-copy nuclear loci and chloroplast regions. Syst. Bot. 43:439-458. DOI: 10.1600/036364418X697193. www.aspt.net/systematic-botany Number of accessions cited: 53
Pedigree

Observations

Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
GENSTOCKMALE STERILITYMALE STERILITY - POLLEN IS NOT VIABLE.FERT - NO STERILITY OBSERVED14AMARANTH.AMES.2002.FALLPI 606282 93ncai01 SD
GENSTOCKMALE STERILITYMALE STERILITY - POLLEN IS NOT VIABLE.FERT - NO STERILITY OBSERVED66AMARANTH.AMES.2010.WINTERPI 606282 93ncai01 SD
GENSTOCKMALE STERILITYMALE STERILITY - POLLEN IS NOT VIABLE.FERT - NO STERILITY OBSERVED49AMARANTH.AMES.2011.FALLPI 606282 93ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGYSEED ABSCISIONABSCISION ZONES OF SEED HOLDING UTRICLES AT MATURITY.BI - UTRICLE BURST IRREGULARLY (IF WITHOUT ABSCISION, IT IS NON-SHATTERING)14AMARANTH.AMES.2002.FALLPI 606282 93ncai01 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 606282 93ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGYSEED ABSCISIONABSCISION ZONES OF SEED HOLDING UTRICLES AT MATURITY.TB - UTRICLE ABCISES WITH TEPALS, THEN BURSTS IRREGULARLY95AMARANTH.AMES.1993PI 606282 90nceo01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYADULT STEM COLORADULT STEM COLORRD - RED OR DARKER STEM WITH SOLID COLORING, CAN HAVE PINK OR RED BASE (100%)14AMARANTH.AMES.2002.FALLPI 606282 93ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGYADULT STEM COLORADULT STEM COLORRD - RED OR DARKER STEM WITH SOLID COLORING, CAN HAVE PINK OR RED BASE (100%)66AMARANTH.AMES.2010.WINTERPI 606282 93ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGYADULT STEM COLORADULT STEM COLORRD - RED OR DARKER STEM WITH SOLID COLORING, CAN HAVE PINK OR RED BASE (100%)49AMARANTH.AMES.2011.FALLPI 606282 93ncai01 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%)14AMARANTH.AMES.2002.FALLPI 606282 93ncai01 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%)66AMARANTH.AMES.2010.WINTERPI 606282 93ncai01 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 606282 93ncai01 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) (100%)14AMARANTH.AMES.2002.FALLPI 606282 93ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGYFLOWER COLORFLOWER COLORRUF - RUFESCENT (MIXTURE OF RED AND GREEN PARTS OF FLOWERS, OR OTHERWISE A RUSTY LOOK) (100%)66AMARANTH.AMES.2010.WINTERPI 606282 93ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGYINFLORESCENCE SHAPEINFLORESCENCE SHAPE (MODIFIED IPGRI SYSTEM)AX - MOSTLY IN LEAF AXILS14AMARANTH.AMES.2002.FALLPI 606282 93ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGYINFLORESCENCE SHAPEINFLORESCENCE SHAPE (MODIFIED IPGRI SYSTEM)AX - MOSTLY IN LEAF AXILS66AMARANTH.AMES.2010.WINTERPI 606282 93ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGYINFLORESCENCE SHAPEINFLORESCENCE SHAPE (MODIFIED IPGRI SYSTEM)SB - SHORT SIDE BRANCHES, 1/4 OR SHORTER THAN THE INFLORESCENCE LENGTH (INCLUDES SOME MANY-STEMMED WEEDS)14AMARANTH.AMES.2002.FALLPI 606282 93ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGYINFLORESCENCE SHAPEINFLORESCENCE SHAPE (MODIFIED IPGRI SYSTEM)SB - SHORT SIDE BRANCHES, 1/4 OR SHORTER THAN THE INFLORESCENCE LENGTH (INCLUDES SOME MANY-STEMMED WEEDS)66AMARANTH.AMES.2010.WINTERPI 606282 93ncai01 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 606282 93ncai01 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.CVEG - CULTIVATED VEGETABLE66AMARANTH.AMES.2010.WINTERPI 606282 93ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGYPETIOLE PIGMENTATIONPETIOLE PIGMENTATION (MODIFIED IPGRI SYSTEM)RD - DARK AMARANTHINE, RHS RED-PURPLE 61C, OR DARKER (100%)14AMARANTH.AMES.2002.FALLPI 606282 93ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGYPETIOLE PIGMENTATIONPETIOLE PIGMENTATION (MODIFIED IPGRI SYSTEM)RD - DARK AMARANTHINE, RHS RED-PURPLE 61C, OR DARKER (100%)66AMARANTH.AMES.2010.WINTERPI 606282 93ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGYSEED COLORSEED COLOR frequencyBR - DARK BROWN SEED COAT, RHS 175A to 200A (100%) AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.1997PI 606282 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.100106AMARANTH.AMES.1993PI 606282 90nceo01 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.100144AMARANTH.AMES.1995PI 606282 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.10091AMARANTH.AMES.2011.FALLPI 606282 93ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGYSEED SHAPESEED SHAPERB - ROUND, WITH ROUNDED BULGING PERISPERM (100%) AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.1997PI 606282 93ncai01 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 SPECIES14AMARANTH.AMES.2002.FALLPI 606282 93ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGYTERMINAL INFLORESCENCETERMINAL INFLORESCENCE ATTITUDE1 - ERECT66AMARANTH.AMES.2010.WINTERPI 606282 93ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGYTERMINAL INFLORESCENCETERMINAL INFLORESCENCE ATTITUDE1 - ERECT49AMARANTH.AMES.2011.FALLPI 606282 93ncai01 SD
PRODUCTIONHUNDRED SEED WEIGHTTHE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY..1 NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNERPI 606282 90ncei03 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 606282 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 606282 90ncei02 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 606282 93ncai01 SD
PRODUCTIONHUNDRED SEED WEIGHTTHE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY..13 NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNERPI 606282 90nceo01 SDNot Available