Details for: PI 677127, Amaranthus dubius Mart. ex Thell., Ames 10842


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Amaranthus dubius Mart. ex Thell.
Top Name:
Ames 10842
Origin:
Donated – Seychelles
Received by NPGS:
07 Nov 1989
Improvement Status:
Cultivated material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Availability
FormQuantityNoteInventoryCart
Seed200 countPI 677127 95ncab01 SD
 
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Amaranthus dubius Mart. ex Thell.
Top Name:
Ames 10842
Origin:
Donated – Seychelles
Received by NPGS:
07 Nov 1989
Improvement Status:
Cultivated material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Source History
Donated
01 September 1977.
Seychelles
Coordinates: -4.6700, 55.4600 (Map it)
Georeference protocol: Center of 3rd Order Admin Level
Habitat: Research station or other ex situ site
Environment description: Donated to Walter Kaiser when Kaiser was working in Kenya.

Donor(s):
07 November 1989.
Washington, United States
Habitat: Research station or other ex situ site
Environment description: Seeds were increased in a greenhouse in Pullman, Washington, then donated

Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
Ames 10842
Type: Site identifier
Group: AMES
NC-7
USDA ARS NCRPIS

Narrative
Seed obtained and then increased by Walter Kaiser in greenhouse at Pullman, Washington. Plant was used as a food crop, leaves eaten. Seed arrived as Amaranthus oleraceus.
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
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishspleen amaranth  1Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
Frenchbrède de Malabar  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Portuguese (Brazil)carurú  2Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Spanishbledo  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanishbledos malezas  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanishpira  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.
Annotations
  • Nomenclature Name Change: 17 Nov 1989, from Amaranthus tricolor L. to Amaranthus dubius Mart. ex Thell.
  • The Taxonomic Name Of The Accession When It Was Received: 08 Nov 1989, from Amaranthus oleraceus L. to Amaranthus dubius Mart. ex Thell.
  • Taxonomic Re-Identification: 03 Mar 1994, from Amaranthus lividus L. to Amaranthus dubius Mart. ex Thell.
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Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
GROWTHGROWTH HABITGROWTH HABIT (USES THE IPGRI SYSTEM)1 - ERECT186AMARANTH.AMES.1990PI 677127 89ncao01 SDNot Available
GROWTHPLANT HEIGHTTHE 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.40186AMARANTH.AMES.1990PI 677127 89ncao01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYADULT STEM COLORADULT STEM COLORPB - PINK BASE BUT GREEN STEM186AMARANTH.AMES.1990PI 677127 89ncao01 SDNot 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.GD - DARK GREEN186AMARANTH.AMES.1990PI 677127 89ncao01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYBLADE RATIOLEAF BLADE LENGTH: WIDTH RATIO, MEASURED ACROSS THE WIDEST PART OF THE BLADE, ON ADULT PLANTS.1 - 1:1186AMARANTH.AMES.1990PI 677127 89ncao01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYBLADE SHAPEBLADE SHAPE ON ADULT PLANTS. SHAPES CAN BE MODIFIED WITH BLADE RATIO INFORMATION.LANC - LANCEOLATE SIMILAR TO OVATE BUT THE TIP IS POINTED186AMARANTH.AMES.1990PI 677127 89ncao01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYBRANCHING INDEXBRANCHING INDEX (USES IPGRI SYSTEM)4 - FEW BRANCHES, ALL NEAR THE BASE OF THE STEM186AMARANTH.AMES.1990PI 677127 89ncao01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYFLOWER COLORFLOWER COLORGR - GREEN186AMARANTH.AMES.1990PI 677127 89ncao01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYINFLORESCENCE DENSITYINFLORESCENCE DENSITY (IPGRI SYSTEM)1 - LAX186AMARANTH.AMES.1990PI 677127 89ncao01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYINFLORESCENCE SHAPEINFLORESCENCE SHAPE (MODIFIED IPGRI SYSTEM)LB - LONG SIDE BRANCHES, GREATER THAN 1/4 THE INFLORESCENCE LENGTH186AMARANTH.AMES.1990PI 677127 89ncao01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYSEED COLORSEED COLOR frequencyBE - BROWN EDGES WITH BLACK SIDES (100%) AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.1997PI 677127 95ncab01 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.100211AMARANTH.AMES.1990PI 677127 89ncao01 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.100137AMARANTH.AMES.1994PI 677127 89ncao01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYSEED SHAPESEED SHAPEEB - ELLIPSOID OR OVOID WITH ROUNDED BULGING PERISPERM (100%) AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.1997PI 677127 95ncab01 SD
MORPHOLOGYSEX TYPESEX TYPE (MODIFIED IPGRI SYSTEM)DIO - DIOECIOUS186AMARANTH.AMES.1990PI 677127 89ncao01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYTERMINAL INFLORESCENCETERMINAL INFLORESCENCE ATTITUDE1 - ERECT186AMARANTH.AMES.1990PI 677127 89ncao01 SDNot Available
PRODUCTIONHUNDRED SEED WEIGHTTHE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY..02 NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNERPI 677127 89ncao01 SDNot Available
PRODUCTIONHUNDRED SEED WEIGHTTHE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY..03 NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNERPI 677127 90ncai01 SDNot Available
PRODUCTIONHUNDRED SEED WEIGHTTHE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY..03 NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNERPI 677127 94ncai01 SDNot Available
PRODUCTIONHUNDRED SEED WEIGHTTHE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY..03 NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNERPI 677127 95ncab01 SD