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Details for: PI 691594,
Amaranthus quitensis
Kunth, RRC 1384
Summary
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Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Amaranthus quitensis
Kunth
Top Name:
RRC 1384
Origin:
Developed – Argentina
Maintained:
North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station
Received by NPGS:
07 Jun 1990
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 691594 17ncai01 SD
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Amaranthus quitensis
Kunth
Top Name:
RRC 1384
Origin:
Developed – Argentina
Maintained:
North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station
Received by NPGS:
07 Jun 1990
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Source History
Developed
PRE January 1989.
Argentina
Developer(s):
Covas, Guillermo, Facultad de Agron. de la Univ. Nacional de La Pampa
Donated
07 June 1990.
Pennsylvania, United States
Donor(s):
Reider, Carolyn, Rodale Research Center
Accession Names and Identifiers
RRC 1384
Type: Institute identifier
Group: RODALE
From the Rodale Research Center (RRC), Pennsylvania
Rodale Research Center
IGC 1
Type: Collector identifier
Covas, Guillermo Facultad de Agron. de la Univ. Nacional de La Pampa
Ames 15315
Type: Site identifier
Group: AMES
NC-7 Research Numbers
USDA ARS NCRPIS
Narrative
The seeds are black, flowers green, leaves green. In the greenhouse it had long bracts. The entire flowers shattered as the seeds matured. It is said to be A. quitensis. Observations from the Rodale Research Center, 1988 Rodale Amaranth Germplasm Catalog. Emmaus, PA. Seed shipped with closing of Rodale Amaranthus program.
Amaranthus quitensis
Kunth
Genus:
Amaranthus
Subgenus:
Amaranthus
Family:
Amaranthaceae
Nomen number:
2802
Place of publication:
F. W. H. A. von Humboldt et al., Nov. gen. sp. 2:156[folio]; 2:194[quarto]. 1818
Verified:
02/05/2003
by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Amaranthus hybridus
L. subsp.
quitensis
(Kunth) Costea & Carretero
Common names
Language
Name
Alternate name
note
seq
Citation
English
mucronate amaranth
1
Botanical Society of the British Isles.
BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
English
South American amaranth
1
Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS).
Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
Spanish (Argentina)
yuyo colorado
2
Burkart, A. E., ed.
1969-. Flora ilustrada de Entre Rios.
Name
References
Annotations
Nomenclature Name Change:
04 Feb 2003, from
Amaranthus quitensis
Kunth to
Amaranthus hybridus
L. subsp.
quitensis
(Kunth) Costea & Carretero
Nomenclature Name Change:
05 Feb 2003, from
Amaranthus hybridus
L. subsp.
quitensis
(Kunth) Costea & Carretero to
Amaranthus quitensis
Kunth
Taxonomic Re-Identification:
11 Jul 1994, from
Amaranthus
spp. to
Amaranthus quitensis
Kunth
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Pathogens
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Herbarium specimen
Brenner, David, Iowa State University
. 07 Jul 1994. Located at NC7. Inventory sample: PI 691594.
Citations
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Observations
Phenotype Data
Category
Descriptor
Description
Value
Sample Size
Study
Inventory
Availability
GENSTOCK
MALE STERILITY
MALE STERILITY - POLLEN IS NOT VIABLE.
FERT - NO STERILITY OBSERVED
84
AMARANTH.AMES.2017.FALL
PI 691594 94ncai01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
SEED ABSCISION
ABSCISION ZONES OF SEED HOLDING UTRICLES AT MATURITY.
TE - UTRICLE ABCISES WITH TEPALS, THEN SPLITS AT THE EQUATOR
123
AMARANTH.AMES.1994
PI 691594 90ncao01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
SEED ABSCISION
ABSCISION ZONES OF SEED HOLDING UTRICLES AT MATURITY.
TE - UTRICLE ABCISES WITH TEPALS, THEN SPLITS AT THE EQUATOR
84
AMARANTH.AMES.2017.FALL
PI 691594 94ncai01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
ADULT STEM COLOR
ADULT STEM COLOR
ST - AMARANTHINE STRIPES ON STEM, CAN HAVE PINK OR RED BASE (100%)
84
AMARANTH.AMES.2017.FALL
PI 691594 94ncai01 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.
GN - NORMAL GREEN (100%)
84
AMARANTH.AMES.2017.FALL
PI 691594 94ncai01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
FLOWER COLOR
FLOWER COLOR
GR - GREEN (100%)
84
AMARANTH.AMES.2017.FALL
PI 691594 94ncai01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
MARBLED INFLORESCENCE
INFLORESCENCE ON ANY OF THE PLANTS MARBLED, SO GROUPS OF FLOWERS HAVE CONTRASTING COLORS (OCCASIONAL ON A. cruentus).
NONE - NOT PRESENT
84
AMARANTH.AMES.2017.FALL
PI 691594 94ncai01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
MORPHOLOGICAL GROUP
MORPHOLOGICAL GROUP, BASED ON THE RODALE RESEARCH CENTER SYSTEM.
WILD - WILD (INCLUDES ALL WEEDS)
84
AMARANTH.AMES.2017.FALL
PI 691594 94ncai01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
PETIOLE PIGMENTATION
PETIOLE PIGMENTATION (MODIFIED IPGRI SYSTEM)
RN - AMARANTHINE, IF ANY IS PRESENT AND LESS INTENSE THAN RHS RED-PURPLE 61C (100%)
84
AMARANTH.AMES.2017.FALL
PI 691594 94ncai01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
SEED COLOR
SEED COLOR frequency
BE - BROWN EDGES WITH BLACK SIDES (100%)
AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.1997
PI 691594 94ncai01 SD
Not Available
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
117
AMARANTH.AMES.1994
PI 691594 90ncao01 SD
Not Available
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
159
AMARANTH.AMES.2017.FALL
PI 691594 94ncai01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
SEED SHAPE
SEED SHAPE
RB - ROUND, WITH ROUNDED BULGING PERISPERM (100%)
AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.1997
PI 691594 94ncai01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
TAXONOMIC VERACITY
Taxonomic veracity with reference to the comment in Public GRIN "observation details", or to the GRIN species determination.
TYPI - TYPICAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SPECIES
84
AMARANTH.AMES.2017.FALL
PI 691594 94ncai01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
TERMINAL INFLORESCENCE
TERMINAL INFLORESCENCE ATTITUDE
1 - ERECT
84
AMARANTH.AMES.2017.FALL
PI 691594 94ncai01 SD
Not Available
PRODUCTION
HUNDRED SEED WEIGHT
THE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY.
.04
NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER
PI 691594 90ncao01 SD
Not Available
PRODUCTION
HUNDRED SEED WEIGHT
THE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY.
.04
NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER
PI 691594 90ncao02 SD
Not Available
PRODUCTION
HUNDRED SEED WEIGHT
THE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY.
.05
NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER
PI 691594 17ncai01 SD
PRODUCTION
HUNDRED SEED WEIGHT
THE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY.
.05
NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER
PI 691594 94ncai01 SD
Not Available