Details for: PI 649231, Amaranthus caudatus L., Achis


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Amaranthus caudatus L.
Top Name:
Achis
Origin:
Collected – Ancash, Peru
Received by NPGS:
07 Jun 1990
Improvement Status:
Cultivated material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Availability
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Amaranthus caudatus L.
Top Name:
Achis
Origin:
Collected – Ancash, Peru
Received by NPGS:
07 Jun 1990
Improvement Status:
Cultivated material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Source History
Collected
04 June 1982.
Ancash, Peru
Locality: Huari, Huari, Huari, Ancash, Peru
Coordinates: -9.0000, -77.0000 (Map it)
Elevation: 3050m.
Comment: A bulk of seeds from multiple plants was collected.
Collector(s):
Donated
07 June 1990.
Pennsylvania, United States

Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
Achis
Type: Local name

RRC 924
Type: Institute identifier
Group: RODALE
From the Rodale Research Center (RRC), Pennsylvania
Rodale Research Center

LFD 199
Type: Collector identifier
Feine-Dudley, Laurie

Ames 15030
Type: Site identifier
Group: AMES
NC-7 Research Numbers
USDA ARS NCRPIS

CN172
Type: Exploration identifier
Group: BIOVERSITY
Mission ID for a Bioversity sponsored plant exploration. The link is for a collecting mission report.
, Bioversity International

Narrative
The seeds are tan, flowers light pink and dark pink, leaves rufescent. The RRC class type is: South American. The local name is: 'Achis.' In the greenhouse it had slightly drooping flowers. Observations from the Rodale Research Center, 1988 Rodale Amaranth Germplasm Catalog. Emmaus, PA. The collectors observed: Bulk collection. Garden of tall mixed colored plants with white seeds. Up to 2 meters tall. Eaten toasted, ground for flour, or used to make candy.
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.
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Citations
  • Baturaygil, A. & K. Schmid. 2022. Characterization of flowering time in genebank accessions of grain amaranths and their wild relatives reveals signatures of domestication and local adaptation. Agron. Open Access 12(2):505. DOI: 10.3390/agronomy12020505. Number of accessions cited: 250
  • Stetter, M. G., T. Muller, & K. J. Schmid. 2017. Genomic and phenotypic evidence for an incomplete domestication of South American grain amaranth (Amaranthus caudatus). Molec. Ecol. 26:871-886. DOI: 10.1111/mec.13974. Number of accessions cited: 117
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. 200AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.2005PI 649231 00ncai01 SD
GENSTOCKMALE STERILITYMALE STERILITY - POLLEN IS NOT VIABLE.FERT - NO STERILITY OBSERVED81AMARANTH.AMES.2000.FALLPI 649231 90ncao01 SDNot Available
GENSTOCKMALE STERILITYMALE STERILITY - POLLEN IS NOT VIABLE.FERT - NO STERILITY OBSERVED50AMARANTH.AMES.2008.WINTERPI 649231 00ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGYSEED ABSCISIONABSCISION ZONES OF SEED HOLDING UTRICLES AT MATURITY.EQ - UTRICLE SPLITS AT THE EQUATOR81AMARANTH.AMES.2000.FALLPI 649231 90ncao01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYSEED ABSCISIONABSCISION ZONES OF SEED HOLDING UTRICLES AT MATURITY.EQ - UTRICLE SPLITS AT THE EQUATOR50AMARANTH.AMES.2008.WINTERPI 649231 00ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGYADULT STEM COLORADULT STEM COLORST - AMARANTHINE STRIPES ON STEM, CAN HAVE PINK OR RED BASE (100%)81AMARANTH.AMES.2000.FALLPI 649231 90ncao01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYADULT STEM COLORADULT STEM COLORST - AMARANTHINE STRIPES ON STEM, CAN HAVE PINK OR RED BASE (100%)50AMARANTH.AMES.2008.WINTERPI 649231 00ncai01 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%)81AMARANTH.AMES.2000.FALLPI 649231 90ncao01 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.GN - NORMAL GREEN (100%)50AMARANTH.AMES.2008.WINTERPI 649231 00ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGYFLOWER COLORFLOWER COLORGR - GREEN (70%)81AMARANTH.AMES.2000.FALLPI 649231 90ncao01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYFLOWER COLORFLOWER COLORGR - GREEN (70%)50AMARANTH.AMES.2008.WINTERPI 649231 00ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGYFLOWER COLORFLOWER COLORRED - DARK AMARANTHINE, DARKER THAN RHS RED-PURPLE 62B (RED OR PURPLE) (30%)50AMARANTH.AMES.2008.WINTERPI 649231 00ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGYFLOWER COLORFLOWER COLORRUF - RUFESCENT (MIXTURE OF RED AND GREEN PARTS OF FLOWERS, OR OTHERWISE A RUSTY LOOK) (30%)81AMARANTH.AMES.2000.FALLPI 649231 90ncao01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYINFLORESCENCE SHAPEINFLORESCENCE SHAPE (MODIFIED IPGRI SYSTEM)SB - SHORT SIDE BRANCHES, 1/4 OR SHORTER THAN THE INFLORESCENCE LENGTH (INCLUDES SOME MANY-STEMMED WEEDS)81AMARANTH.AMES.2000.FALLPI 649231 90ncao01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYMARBLED INFLORESCENCEINFLORESCENCE ON ANY OF THE PLANTS MARBLED, SO GROUPS OF FLOWERS HAVE CONTRASTING COLORS (OCCASIONAL ON A. cruentus).MARB - PRESENT50AMARANTH.AMES.2008.WINTERPI 649231 00ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGYPETIOLE PIGMENTATIONPETIOLE PIGMENTATION (MODIFIED IPGRI SYSTEM)RD - DARK AMARANTHINE, RHS RED-PURPLE 61C, OR DARKER (20%)50AMARANTH.AMES.2008.WINTERPI 649231 00ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGYPETIOLE PIGMENTATIONPETIOLE PIGMENTATION (MODIFIED IPGRI SYSTEM)RN - AMARANTHINE, IF ANY IS PRESENT AND LESS INTENSE THAN RHS RED-PURPLE 61C (100%)81AMARANTH.AMES.2000.FALLPI 649231 90ncao01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYPETIOLE PIGMENTATIONPETIOLE PIGMENTATION (MODIFIED IPGRI SYSTEM)RN - AMARANTHINE, IF ANY IS PRESENT AND LESS INTENSE THAN RHS RED-PURPLE 61C (80%)50AMARANTH.AMES.2008.WINTERPI 649231 00ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGYSEED COLORSEED COLOR frequencyWH - WHITE SEED COAT, RHS ORANGE-WHITE 159A (100%)200AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.2005PI 649231 00ncai01 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.100300AMARANTH.AMES.2000.FALLPI 649231 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.100170AMARANTH.AMES.2008.WINTERPI 649231 00ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGYSEED SHAPESEED SHAPERB - ROUND, WITH ROUNDED BULGING PERISPERM (100%)200AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.2005PI 649231 00ncai01 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 SPECIES81AMARANTH.AMES.2000.FALLPI 649231 90ncao01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYTAXONOMIC VERACITYTaxonomic veracity with reference to the comment in Public GRIN "observation details", or to the GRIN species determination.TYPI - TYPICAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SPECIES50AMARANTH.AMES.2008.WINTERPI 649231 00ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGYTERMINAL INFLORESCENCETERMINAL INFLORESCENCE ATTITUDE1 - ERECT81AMARANTH.AMES.2000.FALLPI 649231 90ncao01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYTERMINAL INFLORESCENCETERMINAL INFLORESCENCE ATTITUDE1 - ERECT50AMARANTH.AMES.2008.WINTERPI 649231 00ncai01 SD
PRODUCTIONHUNDRED SEED WEIGHTTHE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY..06 NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNERPI 649231 00ncai01 SD
PRODUCTIONHUNDRED SEED WEIGHTTHE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY..06 NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNERPI 649231 90ncao02 SDNot Available
PRODUCTIONHUNDRED SEED WEIGHTTHE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY..08 NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNERPI 649231 90ncao01 SDNot Available