Details for: PI 688997, Celosia argentea L. var. argentea, RRC 405


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Celosia argentea L. var. argentea
Top Name:
RRC 405
Origin:
Donated – Puerto Rico, United States
Received by NPGS:
07 Jun 1990
Improvement Status:
Cultivated material
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Availability
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Seed200 countPI 688997 96ncei01 SD
 
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Celosia argentea L. var. argentea
Top Name:
RRC 405
Origin:
Donated – Puerto Rico, United States
Received by NPGS:
07 Jun 1990
Improvement Status:
Cultivated material
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Source History
Donated
May 1979.
Puerto Rico, United States
Comment: From a research collection at the Myaguez Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico.
Donor(s):
07 June 1990.
Pennsylvania, United States
Comment: Seed received when Rodale discontinued their Amaranthus Research and Development program in 1990.
Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
RRC 405
Type: Institute identifier
Group: RODALE
From the Rodale Research Center (RRC), Pennsylvania

471
Type: Institute identifier
Both Martin #471 and Martin #472, mixed seed two types. Documednted in the RRC log-in book. May 1979.
Martin, F. USDA-ARS

472
Type: Institute identifier
Both Martin #471 and Martin #472, mixed seed two types. Documednted in the RRC log-in book. May 1979.
Martin, F. USDA-ARS

Ames 14960
Type: Site identifier
Group: AMES
NC-7
USDA ARS NCRPIS

Narrative
The seeds are black, flowers pink, leaves variegated. The RRC class type is: ornamental. It is a non-edible celosia with distinct leaf markings and purple variegation. Observations from the Rodale Research Center, 1988 Rodale Amaranth Germplasm Catalog. Emmaus, PA.
Celosia argentea L. var. argentea
Genus:
Celosia
Family:
Amaranthaceae
Nomen number:

400407
Comment:
cultivated forms include Celosia argentea Spicata Group
Verified:
06/05/1995 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Celosia argentea f. spontanea (0 active accession[s])
Celosia argentea L. (22 active accession[s])
Celosia argentea L. var. cristata (L.) Kuntze (5 active accession[s])
Celosia argentea L. var. plumosa Voss (2 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Celosia spicata hort.

Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishfeather cockscomb  1 
EnglishLagos-spinach  1Burkill, H. M. 1985-2004. The useful plants of west tropical Africa.
Englishquail-grass  1Bose, R. B. 1976. The correct identity of 'cockscomb'. Bull. Bot. Surv. India 18:218.
Englishred-fox  1Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Englishred-spinach  1 
Englishsilver cockscomb  1 
Frenchcélosie argentée  2Burkill, H. M. 1985-2004. The useful plants of west tropical Africa.
GermanSilber-Brandschopf  2 
Japanese Rōmajinogeitō  2Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.).
Nigeria (Yoruba)shokoyokoto  2Badra, T. 1993. Lagos spinach. In: Williams, J. T., ed., Pulses and vegetables 131-163.
Transcribed Chineseqing xiang  2 
Transcribed Koreangaemaendeurami  2 
Annotations
  • Taxonomic Re-Identification: 16 Jan 2008, from Celosia argentea L. to Celosia argentea L. var. argentea
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Citations
  • Akond, M., S. Islam, & Xinwang Wang. 2013. Characterization of biomass traits and cell wall components among diverse accessions of Amaranthaceae. J. Appl. Phytotechnol. Environm. Sanitat. 2:37-45. Number of accessions cited: 35
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Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
PRODUCTIONHUNDRED SEED WEIGHTThe weight in grams of 100 seeds..03 NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNERPI 688997 90ncao01 SDNot Available
PRODUCTIONHUNDRED SEED WEIGHTThe weight in grams of 100 seeds..03 NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNERPI 688997 90ncao51 SDNot Available
PRODUCTIONHUNDRED SEED WEIGHTThe weight in grams of 100 seeds..1 NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNERPI 688997 96ncei01 SD