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Details for: PI 642739,
Amaranthus dubius
Mart. ex Thell., 404
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Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Amaranthus dubius
Mart. ex Thell.
Top Name:
404
Origin:
Collected – La Habana, Cuba
Maintained:
North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station
Received by NPGS:
06 Jun 1989
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Backup Location:
National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation
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Seed
200 count
PI 642739 90ncai01 SD
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Amaranthus dubius
Mart. ex Thell.
Top Name:
404
Origin:
Collected – La Habana, Cuba
Maintained:
North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station
Received by NPGS:
06 Jun 1989
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Source History
Collected
PRE 1988.
La Habana, Cuba
Locality:
Havana.
Coordinates:
23.1333, -82.3667
(Map it)
Georeference protocol:
Center of 3rd Order Admin Level
Habitat:
Wild Habitat
Environment description:
Ruderal sites (weedy).
Comment:
Documented in the 1988 Index Seminum, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, Inst. of Botany.
Collector(s):
Jehlik, Vladimir, Botanical Institute
Donated
06 June 1989.
Central Bohemia, Czech Republic
Donor(s):
Academy of Sciences
Accession Names and Identifiers
404
Type: Donor identifier
Academy of Sciences
Ames 10340
Type: Site identifier
Group: AMES
NC-7
USDA ARS NCRPIS
Narrative
Amaranthus dubius
Mart. ex Thell.
Genus:
Amaranthus
Subgenus:
Amaranthus
Family:
Amaranthaceae
Nomen number:
101534
Place of publication:
Fl. adv. Montpellier 203. 1912 Jan (Mém. Soc. Sci. Nat. Math. Cherbourg 38(sér. 4, vol. 8):679. 1912; P. F. A. Ascherson & K. O. R. P. P. Graebner, Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 5(1):265. 1914)
Verified:
05/26/2004
by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Common names
Language
Name
Alternate name
note
seq
Citation
English
spleen amaranth
1
Markle, G. M. et al., eds.
1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
French
brède de Malabar
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Portuguese (Brazil)
carurú
2
Groth, D.
2005. pers. comm.
Note:
re. Brazilian common names
Spanish
bledo
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanish
bledos malezas
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanish
pira
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.
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Located at NC-7. Inventory sample: PI 642739.
Citations
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
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
285
AMARANTH.AMES.1990
PI 642739 89ncao01 SD
Not Available
GROWTH
PLANT HEIGHT
THE HEIGHT OF ADULT PLANTS OR OF NON-FLOWERING PLANTS AT THE END OF THE GROWING SEASON. MEASURED IN CENTIMETERS FROM THE GROUND TO THE INFLORESCENCE TOP.
40
285
AMARANTH.AMES.1990
PI 642739 89ncao01 SD
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.
GD - DARK GREEN
285
AMARANTH.AMES.1990
PI 642739 89ncao01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
BLADE RATIO
LEAF BLADE LENGTH: WIDTH RATIO, MEASURED ACROSS THE WIDEST PART OF THE BLADE, ON ADULT PLANTS.
9 - GREATER THAN OR EQUAL 9:1, OR OTHER
285
AMARANTH.AMES.1990
PI 642739 89ncao01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
BLADE SHAPE
BLADE SHAPE ON ADULT PLANTS. SHAPES CAN BE MODIFIED WITH BLADE RATIO INFORMATION.
RHOM - RHOMBIC WIDEST AXIS AT MIDPOINT, MARGINS STRAIGHT, DIAMOND SHAPED
285
AMARANTH.AMES.1990
PI 642739 89ncao01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
BRANCHING INDEX
BRANCHING INDEX (USES IPGRI SYSTEM)
4 - FEW BRANCHES, ALL NEAR THE BASE OF THE STEM
285
AMARANTH.AMES.1990
PI 642739 89ncao01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
FLOWER COLOR
FLOWER COLOR
GR - GREEN
285
AMARANTH.AMES.1990
PI 642739 89ncao01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
INFLORESCENCE DENSITY
INFLORESCENCE DENSITY (IPGRI SYSTEM)
1 - LAX
285
AMARANTH.AMES.1990
PI 642739 89ncao01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
INFLORESCENCE SHAPE
INFLORESCENCE SHAPE (MODIFIED IPGRI SYSTEM)
LB - LONG SIDE BRANCHES, GREATER THAN 1/4 THE INFLORESCENCE LENGTH
285
AMARANTH.AMES.1990
PI 642739 89ncao01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
PETIOLE PIGMENTATION
PETIOLE PIGMENTATION (MODIFIED IPGRI SYSTEM)
RD - DARK AMARANTHINE, RHS RED-PURPLE 61C, OR DARKER
285
AMARANTH.AMES.1990
PI 642739 89ncao01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
SEED COLOR
SEED COLOR frequency
BE - BROWN EDGES WITH BLACK SIDES (100%)
AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.1997
PI 642739 90ncai01 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
211
AMARANTH.AMES.1990
PI 642739 89ncao01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
SEED SHAPE
SEED SHAPE
EB - ELLIPSOID OR OVOID WITH ROUNDED BULGING PERISPERM (100%)
AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.1997
PI 642739 90ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGY
TERMINAL INFLORESCENCE
TERMINAL INFLORESCENCE ATTITUDE
1 - ERECT
285
AMARANTH.AMES.1990
PI 642739 89ncao01 SD
Not Available
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
PI 642739 89ncao01 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
PI 642739 90ncai01 SD