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Details for: PI 707993,
Amaranthus hypochondriacus
L., RRC 1030
Summary
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Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Amaranthus hypochondriacus
L.
Top Name:
RRC 1030
Origin:
Collected – Nepal
Maintained:
North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station
Received by NPGS:
15 Apr 1986
Improvement Status:
Breeding material
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
PI 707993 93ncai01 SD
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Amaranthus hypochondriacus
L.
Top Name:
RRC 1030
Origin:
Collected – Nepal
Maintained:
North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station
Received by NPGS:
15 Apr 1986
Improvement Status:
Breeding material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Life Habit:
Forb
Source History
Collected
PRE 15 April 1986.
Nepal
Donated
15 April 1986.
Pennsylvania, United States
Donor(s):
Rodale Research Center
Accession Names and Identifiers
RRC 1030
Type: Institute identifier
Group: RODALE
From the Rodale Research Center (RRC), Pennsylvania
Rodale Research Center
Ames 5594
Type: Site identifier
Group: AMES
NC-7 Research Numbers
USDA ARS NCRPIS
Narrative
The seeds are white, flowers red, leaves green and rufescent. The RRC class type is: Nepal. Most of the plants did not mature; it included some odd, tall segregates that did not mature. Observations from the Rodale Research Center, 1988 Rodale Amaranth Germplasm Catalog. Emmaus, PA.
Amaranthus hypochondriacus
L.
Genus:
Amaranthus
Subgenus:
Amaranthus
Family:
Amaranthaceae
Nomen number:
2796
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 2:991. 1753 "
hypocondriacus
"
Protologue link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/359012
Typification:
View in Linnean Typification Project
Verified:
02/04/2003
by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Amaranthus hypochondriacus
var.
hypochondriacus
(0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Amaranthus hybridus
L. var.
hypochondriacus
(L.) B. L. Rob.
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Amaranthus frumentaceus
Buch.-Ham. ex Roxb.
Amaranthus hybridus
L. var.
erythrostachys
Moq.
Amaranthus leucocarpus
S. Watson
Amaranthus leucospermus
S. Watson
Common names
Language
Name
Alternate name
note
seq
Citation
English
Prince of Wales-feather
1
FNA Editorial Committee.
1993-.
Flora of North America.
English
prince's-feather
1
Wiersema, J. H. & B. León.
1999.
World economic plants: a standard reference
CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
English
prince's-feather amaranth
1
FNA Editorial Committee.
1993-.
Flora of North America.
Chinese
qian sui gu
千穗谷
2
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds.
1994-.
Flora of China (English edition).
German
Trauer-Fuchsschwanz
2
Erhardt, W. et al.
2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 2:1197.
India
chua
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
India
ramdana
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanish
bledo
2
Bayón, N. D.
2015. Revisión taxonómica de las especies monoicas de
Amaranthus
(Amaranthaceae):
Amaranthus
subg.
Amaranthus
y
Amaranthus
subg.
Albersia
. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 101:261-383.
DOI:
10.3417/2010080
.
Spanish (Mexico)
alegría
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanish (Mexico)
huantli
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanish (Mexico)
quintonil
2
Lira, R. et al., eds.
2016. Ethnobotany of Mexico Springer, New York, US. 114-115.
Swedish
toppamarant
2
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012.
Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
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PINUMBERED:
Assigned PI 707993 to Ames 5594. 21 May 2025.
Pathogens
Vouchers
Herbarium specimen
Brenner, David, Iowa State University
. 23 Jul 1993. Located at NC7. Inventory sample: PI 707993.
Citations
Kauffman, Charles S.
1981. Improved grain amaranth varieties and their yields (3-year summary).
Note:
RRC 1030 is on page 22
Number of accessions cited:
0
Pedigree
Description:
BULK of RRC NUM A-149, also known as RRC 149.
Material Transfer Agreement
Observations
Phenotype Data
Category
Descriptor
Description
Value
Sample Size
Study
Inventory
Availability
CHEMICAL
SEED STARCH TYPE
THE 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.
AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.1997
PI 707993 93ncai01 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.
XX - OTHER
AMARANTH.RODALE.RES.CENTER
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
FLOWER COLOR
FLOWER COLOR
RED - DARK AMARANTHINE, DARKER THAN RHS RED-PURPLE 62B (RED OR PURPLE)
AMARANTH.RODALE.RES.CENTER
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
FLOWER COLOR
FLOWER COLOR
RUF - RUFESCENT (MIXTURE OF RED AND GREEN PARTS OF FLOWERS, OR OTHERWISE A RUSTY LOOK)
89
AMARANTH.AMES.1993
PI 707993 86ncao01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
MORPHOLOGICAL GROUP
MORPHOLOGICAL GROUP, BASED ON THE RODALE RESEARCH CENTER SYSTEM.
NEPA - NEPAL C.S. Kauffman 1992 Food Reviews International 8:165-185
AMARANTH.RODALE.RES.CENTER
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
SEED COLOR
SEED COLOR frequency
BR - DARK BROWN SEED COAT, RHS 175A to 200A (14%)
AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.1997
PI 707993 93ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGY
SEED COLOR
SEED COLOR frequency
WH - WHITE SEED COAT, RHS ORANGE-WHITE 159A (68%)
AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.1997
PI 707993 93ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGY
SEED COLOR
SEED COLOR frequency
YL - YELLOW SEED COAT, DRIES TO RHS GREYED-ORANGE 164B (18%)
AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.1997
PI 707993 93ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGY
SEEDLING COLOR
THE 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.
100
94
AMARANTH.AMES.1993
PI 707993 86ncao01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
SEED SHAPE
SEED SHAPE
RB - ROUND, WITH ROUNDED BULGING PERISPERM (100%)
AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.1997
PI 707993 93ncai01 SD
PRODUCTION
HUNDRED SEED WEIGHT
THE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY.
.07
NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER
PI 707993 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.
.09
NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER
PI 707993 93ncai01 SD