Details for: Ames 5551, Amaranthus cruentus L., RRC 826


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Amaranthus cruentus L.
Top Name:
RRC 826
Origin:
Collected – México, Mexico
Received by NPGS:
15 Apr 1986
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Life Habit:
Forb
Availability
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Seed200 countAmes 5551 87ncai01 SD
 
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Amaranthus cruentus L.
Top Name:
RRC 826
Origin:
Collected – México, Mexico
Received by NPGS:
15 Apr 1986
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Life Habit:
Forb
Source History
Collected
PRE 01 November 1981.
México, Mexico
Locality: Chapingo

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

Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
RRC 826
Type: Institute identifier
Group: RODALE
From the Rodale Research Center (RRC), Pennsylvania
Rodale Research Center

Ch 17-3
Type: Institute identifier
Group: NC7.DONR.COLR.IDS
These are various ID's sent NC-7 for Ames numbers.
INIFAP, CIFAP, Experimental Valle De Mexico

Ames 5551
Type: Site identifier
Group: AMES
NC-7 Research Numbers
USDA ARS NCRPIS

Narrative
The seeds are white, flowers pink and red, leaves green. The RRC class type is: Mexican. Most plants are unbranched and most are not lodged. The pink-flowered plants have better quality seed. Observations from the Rodale Research Center, 1988 Rodale Amaranth Germplasm Catalog. Emmaus, PA.
Amaranthus cruentus L.
Genus:
Amaranthus
Subgenus:
Amaranthus
Family:
Amaranthaceae
Nomen number:

70070
Place of publication:

Syst. nat. ed. 10, 2:1269. 1759
Verified:
02/04/2003 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Amaranthus hybridus L. subsp. cruentus (L.) Thell.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Amaranthus chlorostachys Willd.
Amaranthus flavus L.
Amaranthus paniculatus L.

Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishAfrican-spinach  1Costea, M. et al. 2001. Preliminary results toward a revision of the Amaranthus hybridus species complex (Amaranthaceae). Sida 19:945-949.
Englishblood amaranth  1FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Englishbush greens  1Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Englishcaterpillar amaranth  1FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
EnglishIndian-spinach  1PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
Englishpanicled amaranth  1Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
Englishpurple amaranth  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Englishred amaranth  1Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Englishred shank  1Jessop, J. P. & H. R. Toelken, eds. 1986. Flora of South Australia, ed. 4.
EnglishSudan-spinach  1Costea, M. et al. 2001. Preliminary results toward a revision of the Amaranthus hybridus species complex (Amaranthaceae). Sida 19:945-949.
Englishwild amaranth  1Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
Chineselao ya gu老鸦谷 2Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Frenchamarante  2PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
Frenchamarante étalée  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Frenchqueue de renard  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
GermanRispenfuchsschwanz  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Germanrispiger Fuchsschwanz  2Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 2:1197.
Portugueseamaranto  2PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
Portuguesebredo  2PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
Spanishachita  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanishbledo  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.
Swedishblodamarant  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
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Description:
Selected from Ch 17 (the Chapingo accession) by C.S. Kauffman.

Observations

Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
CHEMICALSEED STARCH TYPETHE PERCENT OF OPAQUE PERISPERM SEEDS, WHICH STAIN REDISH-BROWN WITH IODINE, OR OBSERVED THROUGH LIGHT COLORED SEED COATS. A LOW PERCENT OPAQUE INDICATES A HIGH PERCENT TRANSLUCENT. REFERENCE: OKUNO AND SAKAGUCHI 1982 HEREDITY 73:467.76 AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.1997Ames 5551 87ncai01 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 AMARANTH.RODALE.RES.CENTER Not Available
MORPHOLOGYFLOWER COLORFLOWER COLORPNK - LIGHT AMARANTHINE, RHS RED-PURPLE 62B OR LIGHTER (PINK) AMARANTH.RODALE.RES.CENTER Not Available
MORPHOLOGYMORPHOLOGICAL GROUPMORPHOLOGICAL GROUP, BASED ON THE RODALE RESEARCH CENTER SYSTEM.MEXI - MEXICAN C.S. Kauffman 1992 Food Reviews International 8:165-185 AMARANTH.RODALE.RES.CENTER Not Available
MORPHOLOGYSEED COLORSEED COLOR frequencyBR - DARK BROWN SEED COAT, RHS 175A to 200A (3%) AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.1997Ames 5551 87ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGYSEED COLORSEED COLOR frequencyWH - WHITE SEED COAT, RHS ORANGE-WHITE 159A (97%) AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.1997Ames 5551 87ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGYSEED SHAPESEED SHAPERB - ROUND, WITH ROUNDED BULGING PERISPERM (100%) AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.1997Ames 5551 87ncai01 SD
PRODUCTIONHUNDRED SEED WEIGHTTHE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY..052 NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNERAmes 5551 87ncai02 SDNot Available
PRODUCTIONHUNDRED SEED WEIGHTTHE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY..053 NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNERAmes 5551 87ncai01 SD
PRODUCTIONHUNDRED SEED WEIGHTTHE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY..06 NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNERAmes 5551 86ncao01 SDNot Available
PRODUCTIONHUNDRED SEED WEIGHTTHE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY..06 NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNERAmes 5551 90nceo01 SDNot Available