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Details for: Ames 5583,
Amaranthus viridis
L., RRC 864
Summary
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Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Amaranthus viridis
L.
Top Name:
RRC 864
Origin:
Collected – Philippines
Maintained:
North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station
Received by NPGS:
15 Apr 1986
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Life Habit:
Forb
Backup Location:
National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation
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Seed
200 count
Ames 5583 88ncai03 SD
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Amaranthus viridis
L.
Top Name:
RRC 864
Origin:
Collected – Philippines
Maintained:
North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station
Received by NPGS:
15 Apr 1986
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Life Habit:
Forb
Source History
Collected
PRE 01 March 1982.
Philippines
Locality:
Bamban Tarlac
Collector(s):
Stuehling, Barbara, US Peace Corps
Donated
15 April 1986.
Pennsylvania, United States
Donor(s):
Rodale Research Center
Accession Names and Identifiers
RRC 864
Type: Institute identifier
Group: RODALE
From the Rodale Research Center (RRC), Pennsylvania
Rodale Research Center
Ames 5583
Type: Site identifier
Group: AMES
NC-7 Research Numbers
USDA ARS NCRPIS
Vd001
Type: Other or unclassified name
Used in publications by a research group at the University of Hong Kong. Listed in the Ph. D. thesis by Huaixiang Wu, 1998. Development of grain Amaranthus as a starch crop in China
Corke, Harold University of Hong Kong
Narrative
The seeds are black, flowers green, leaves green. The RRC class type is: weedy. It did not produce seeds. It was a wild type, short branched and weedy looking. Observations from the Rodale Research Center, 1988 Rodale Amaranth Germplasm Catalog. Emmaus, PA.
Amaranthus viridis
L.
Genus:
Amaranthus
Subgenus:
Albersia
Family:
Amaranthaceae
Nomen number:
2808
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. ed. 2, 2:1405. 1763
Typification:
View in Linnean Typification Project
Verified:
02/04/2003
by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Euxolus viridis
(L.) Moq.
Euxolus viridis
(L.) Moq. var.
viridis
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Amaranthus gracilis
Desf., nom. nud.
Common names
Language
Name
Alternate name
note
seq
Citation
English
green amaranth
1
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
English
pigweed
1
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
English
Prince-of-Wales-feather
1
Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS).
Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
English
slender amaranth
1
Terrell, E. E. et al.
1986. Agricultural Handbook no. 505
English
tropical green amaranth
1
FNA Editorial Committee.
1993-.
Flora of North America.
Chinese
zhou guo xian
皱果苋
2
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds.
1994-.
Flora of China (English edition).
French
amarante verte
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
German
grüner Amarant
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Portuguese
cararu
2
Markle, G. M. et al., eds.
1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
Portuguese (Brazil)
bredo
2
Groth, D.
2005. pers. comm.
Note:
re. Brazilian common names
Portuguese (Brazil)
carurú-comum
2
Groth, D.
2005. pers. comm.
Note:
re. Brazilian common names
Portuguese (Brazil)
carurú-de-mancha
2
Groth, D.
2005. pers. comm.
Note:
re. Brazilian common names
Portuguese (Brazil)
carurú-de-porco
2
Groth, D.
2005. pers. comm.
Note:
re. Brazilian common names
Portuguese (Brazil)
carurú-de-soldado
2
Groth, D.
2005. pers. comm.
Note:
re. Brazilian common names
Spanish
bledo
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Name
References
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Pathogens
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Herbarium specimen
USDA ARS NCRPIS
. Located at NA. Identifier: Ames 5583. Inventory sample: Ames 5583.
Citations
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.
Number of accessions cited:
58
Murphy, B. P. & P. J. Tranel.
2018. Identification and validation of Amaranthus species-specific SNPs within the ITS region: applications in quantitative species identification. Crop Sci. (Madison) 58:304-311.
DOI:
10.2135/cropsci2017.06.0359
.
Note:
cited as RRC864
Number of accessions cited:
35
Pedigree
Material Transfer Agreement
Observations
Phenotype Data
Category
Descriptor
Description
Value
Sample Size
Study
Inventory
Availability
GROWTH
GROWTH HABIT
GROWTH HABIT (USES THE IPGRI SYSTEM)
1 - ERECT
42
AMARANTH.AMES.1996
Ames 5583 88ncai03 SD
MORPHOLOGY
ADULT STEM COLOR
ADULT STEM COLOR
RB - RED OR DARKER BASE BUT GREEN STEM
42
AMARANTH.AMES.1996
Ames 5583 88ncai03 SD
MORPHOLOGY
BLADE PIGMENTATION
BLADE 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
MORPHOLOGY
BLADE PIGMENTATION
BLADE 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 (100%)
42
AMARANTH.AMES.1996
Ames 5583 88ncai03 SD
MORPHOLOGY
BRANCHING INDEX
BRANCHING INDEX (USES IPGRI SYSTEM)
9 - BRANCHES ALL ALONG THE STEM
42
AMARANTH.AMES.1996
Ames 5583 88ncai03 SD
MORPHOLOGY
FLOWER COLOR
FLOWER COLOR
GR - GREEN
AMARANTH.RODALE.RES.CENTER
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
FLOWER COLOR
FLOWER COLOR
GR - GREEN
42
AMARANTH.AMES.1996
Ames 5583 88ncai03 SD
MORPHOLOGY
INFLORESCENCE DENSITY
INFLORESCENCE DENSITY (IPGRI SYSTEM)
5 - INTERMEDIATE
42
AMARANTH.AMES.1996
Ames 5583 88ncai03 SD
MORPHOLOGY
INFLORESCENCE SHAPE
INFLORESCENCE SHAPE (MODIFIED IPGRI SYSTEM)
SB - SHORT SIDE BRANCHES, 1/4 OR SHORTER THAN THE INFLORESCENCE LENGTH (INCLUDES SOME MANY-STEMMED WEEDS)
42
AMARANTH.AMES.1996
Ames 5583 88ncai03 SD
MORPHOLOGY
MORPHOLOGICAL GROUP
MORPHOLOGICAL GROUP, BASED ON THE RODALE RESEARCH CENTER SYSTEM.
WILD - WILD (INCLUDES ALL WEEDS)
AMARANTH.RODALE.RES.CENTER
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
MORPHOLOGICAL GROUP
MORPHOLOGICAL GROUP, BASED ON THE RODALE RESEARCH CENTER SYSTEM.
WILD - WILD (INCLUDES ALL WEEDS)
42
AMARANTH.AMES.1996
Ames 5583 88ncai03 SD
MORPHOLOGY
PETIOLE PIGMENTATION
PETIOLE PIGMENTATION (MODIFIED IPGRI SYSTEM)
GN - GREEN
42
AMARANTH.AMES.1996
Ames 5583 88ncai03 SD
MORPHOLOGY
SEED COLOR
SEED COLOR frequency
BL - BLACK SEED COAT, RHS BLACK 202A (100%)
AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.1997
Ames 5583 88ncai03 SD
MORPHOLOGY
SEED SHAPE
SEED SHAPE
RB - ROUND, WITH ROUNDED BULGING PERISPERM (100%)
AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.1997
Ames 5583 88ncai03 SD
MORPHOLOGY
SEX TYPE
SEX TYPE (MODIFIED IPGRI SYSTEM)
MIX - MONECIOUS WITH MALE AND FEMALE FLOWERS MIXED IN GLOMERULES
42
AMARANTH.AMES.1996
Ames 5583 88ncai03 SD
MORPHOLOGY
TERMINAL INFLORESCENCE
TERMINAL INFLORESCENCE ATTITUDE
4 - (1 = ERECT, 9 = DROOPING)
42
AMARANTH.AMES.1996
Ames 5583 88ncai03 SD
PRODUCTION
HUNDRED SEED WEIGHT
THE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY.
.02
NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER
Ames 5583 90ncei02 SD
Not Available
PRODUCTION
HUNDRED SEED WEIGHT
THE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY.
.03
NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER
Ames 5583 86ncao01 SD
Not Available
PRODUCTION
HUNDRED SEED WEIGHT
THE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY.
.03
NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER
Ames 5583 90ncei03 SD
Not Available
PRODUCTION
HUNDRED SEED WEIGHT
THE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY.
.032
NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER
Ames 5583 88ncai03 SD
PRODUCTION
HUNDRED SEED WEIGHT
THE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY.
.04
NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER
Ames 5583 90nceo01 SD
Not Available