Details for: PI 698370, Amaranthus caudatus L., 9186


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Amaranthus caudatus L.
Top Name:
9186
Origin:
Collected – Japan
Received by NPGS:
07 Jun 1990
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Availability
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Seed200 countPI 698370 93ncab01 SD
 
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Amaranthus caudatus L.
Top Name:
9186
Origin:
Collected – Japan
Received by NPGS:
07 Jun 1990
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Source History
Collected

Japan

Developed

Hebei Sheng, China

Developer(s):
Donated
07 June 1990.
Beijing Shi, China
Comment: The donor is probably also known as: Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences. This was received at the Rodale Research Center and not logged in there, but forwarded to the U.S. National Plant Germplasm System.
Accession Names and Identifiers
9186
Type: Unverified name
On the original seed packet in parenthesis (9186)

Ames 13890
Type: Site identifier
Group: AMES
NC-7
USDA ARS NCRPIS

Narrative
On the original seed packet: Amaranth introduced from Japan, its panicle looks like a horse tail.
Amaranthus caudatus L.
Genus:
Amaranthus
Subgenus:
Amaranthus
Family:
Amaranthaceae
Nomen number:

2789
Place of publication:

Sp. pl. 2:990. 1753
Verified:
02/04/2003 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Autonym(s)
Amaranthus caudatus L. subsp. caudatus
Amaranthus caudatus L. var. caudatus

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Amaranthus caudatus L. subsp. mantegazzianus (Pass.) Hanelt
Amaranthus caudatus L. subsp. saueri V. Jehlík
Amaranthus caudatus L. var. albiflorus Moq.
Amaranthus caudatus L. var. alopecurus Moq.
Amaranthus dussii Sprenger
Amaranthus edulis Speg.
Amaranthus mantegazzianus Pass.

Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishfoxtail  1Grubben, G. J. H. & Soetjipto Partohardjono, eds. 1996. Cereals. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 10:75.
Englishfoxtail amaranth  1FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
EnglishInca-wheat  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Englishlove-lies-bleeding  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Englishpurple amaranth  1FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Englishred-hot-cattail  1Grubben, G. J. H. & Soetjipto Partohardjono, eds. 1996. Cereals. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 10:75.
Englishtassel-flower  1Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Englishvelvet-flower  1Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Arabickef alemhena  2Migahid, A. M. 1988-1990. Flora of Saudi Arabia, ed. 3.
Chineselao qiang gu老枪谷 2Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Frenchamarante caudée  2Feuillet, C. 1998. pers. comm. Note: re. French common names
Frenchamarante queue-de-renard  2Demilly, D. et al. 1996. Liste alphabétique des principales espèces de plantes cultivées et de mauvaises herbes. Noms latins et noms français, ed. 6. Note: GEVES-SNES, Beaucouzé, France
Frenchdiscipline des religieux  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Frenchqueue de renard  2Grubben, G. J. H. & Soetjipto Partohardjono, eds. 1996. Cereals. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 10:75.
GermanGartenfuchsschwanz  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
GermanInkaweizen  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
India (Sanskrit)jataco  21961. Webster's third new international dictionary.
Japanese Rōmajihimo-geitō  2Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
Japanese Rōmajisennin-koku  2Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.).
Portuguesemoncos-de-Peru  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Quichua (Peru)coimi  2Soukup, J. 1970. Vocabulario de los nombres vulgares de la flora peruana.
Quichua (Peru)cuipa  2Soukup, J. 1970. Vocabulario de los nombres vulgares de la flora peruana.
Spanishachita  2Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
Spanishbledo francés  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanishkiwicha  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanishquilete  2FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Spanishtrigo del Inca  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Swedishrävsvans  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transcribed Koreanjulmaendeurami  2Lee, Y. N. 1997. Flora of Korea.
Annotations
  • Taxonomic Re-Identification: 03 Dec 2004, from Amaranthus spp. to Amaranthus caudatus L.
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  • Located at NC-7. Inventory sample: PI 698370.
Citations
Pedigree

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.  AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.1997PI 698370 93ncab01 SD
GENSTOCKMALE STERILITYMALE STERILITY - POLLEN IS NOT VIABLE.FERT - NO STERILITY OBSERVED34AMARANTH.AMES.2003.FALLPI 698370 93ncab01 SD
MORPHOLOGYADULT STEM COLORADULT STEM COLORRB - RED OR DARKER BASE BUT GREEN STEM (100%)34AMARANTH.AMES.2003.FALLPI 698370 93ncab01 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 (100%)34AMARANTH.AMES.2003.FALLPI 698370 93ncab01 SD
MORPHOLOGYFLOWER COLORFLOWER COLORRED - DARK AMARANTHINE, DARKER THAN RHS RED-PURPLE 62B (RED OR PURPLE)91AMARANTH.AMES.1991PI 698370 90ncao01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYFLOWER COLORFLOWER COLORRED - DARK AMARANTHINE, DARKER THAN RHS RED-PURPLE 62B (RED OR PURPLE) (100%)34AMARANTH.AMES.2003.FALLPI 698370 93ncab01 SD
MORPHOLOGYINFLORESCENCE SHAPEINFLORESCENCE SHAPE (MODIFIED IPGRI SYSTEM)SB - SHORT SIDE BRANCHES, 1/4 OR SHORTER THAN THE INFLORESCENCE LENGTH (INCLUDES SOME MANY-STEMMED WEEDS)34AMARANTH.AMES.2003.FALLPI 698370 93ncab01 SD
MORPHOLOGYMORPHOLOGICAL GROUPMORPHOLOGICAL GROUP, BASED ON THE RODALE RESEARCH CENTER SYSTEM.ORNA - ORNAMENTAL C.S. Kauffman 1992 Food Reviews International 8:165-18534AMARANTH.AMES.2003.FALLPI 698370 93ncab01 SD
MORPHOLOGYPETIOLE PIGMENTATIONPETIOLE PIGMENTATION (MODIFIED IPGRI SYSTEM)GN - GREEN (20%)34AMARANTH.AMES.2003.FALLPI 698370 93ncab01 SD
MORPHOLOGYPETIOLE PIGMENTATIONPETIOLE PIGMENTATION (MODIFIED IPGRI SYSTEM)RN - AMARANTHINE, IF ANY IS PRESENT AND LESS INTENSE THAN RHS RED-PURPLE 61C (80%)34AMARANTH.AMES.2003.FALLPI 698370 93ncab01 SD
MORPHOLOGYSEED COLORSEED COLOR frequencyPK - AMARANTHINE COTYLEDONS VISIBLE THROUGH A WHITE SEED COAT, APPROXIMATELY RHS RED-PURPLE GROUP 62B (PINK) (100%) AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.1997PI 698370 93ncab01 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.100214AMARANTH.AMES.1991PI 698370 90ncao01 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.10075AMARANTH.AMES.2003.FALLPI 698370 93ncab01 SD
MORPHOLOGYSEED SHAPESEED SHAPERB - ROUND, WITH ROUNDED BULGING PERISPERM (100%) AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.1997PI 698370 93ncab01 SD
MORPHOLOGYTAXONOMIC VERACITYTaxonomic veracity with reference to the comment in Public GRIN "observation details", or to the GRIN species determination.TYPI - TYPICAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SPECIES34AMARANTH.AMES.2003.FALLPI 698370 93ncab01 SD
MORPHOLOGYTERMINAL INFLORESCENCETERMINAL INFLORESCENCE ATTITUDE9 - DROOPING, WITH AT LEAST THE TERMINAL 2/3 HANGING VERTICALLY DOWN34AMARANTH.AMES.2003.FALLPI 698370 93ncab01 SD
PRODUCTIONHUNDRED SEED WEIGHTTHE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY..03 NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNERPI 698370 91ncai01 SDNot Available
PRODUCTIONHUNDRED SEED WEIGHTTHE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY..04 NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNERPI 698370 90ncao01 SDNot Available
PRODUCTIONHUNDRED SEED WEIGHTTHE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY..06 NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNERPI 698370 91ncai02 SDNot Available
PRODUCTIONHUNDRED SEED WEIGHTTHE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY..06 NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNERPI 698370 93ncab01 SD