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Details for: PI 677076,
Amaranthus hybridus
L., 16507
Summary
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Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Amaranthus hybridus
L.
Top Name:
16507
Origin:
Collected – Huehuetenango, Guatemala
Maintained:
North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station
Received by NPGS:
02 May 1994
Improvement Status:
Uncertain improvement status
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 677076 94ncai01 SD
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Amaranthus hybridus
L.
Top Name:
16507
Origin:
Collected – Huehuetenango, Guatemala
Maintained:
North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station
Received by NPGS:
02 May 1994
Improvement Status:
Uncertain improvement status
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Source History
Collected
Huehuetenango, Guatemala
Donated
20 June 1985.
Guatemala
Comment:
Received at CATIE
Donor(s):
Recursos Fitogeneticos de Guatemala
02 May 1994.
Costa Rica
Donor(s):
Astorga, Carlos D., Centro Agronomico Tropical de
Accession Names and Identifiers
16507
Type: Institute identifier
Centro Agronomico Tropical de
Ames 22001
Type: Site identifier
Group: AMES
NC-7 Research Numbers
USDA ARS NCRPIS
Narrative
Amaranthus hybridus
L.
Genus:
Amaranthus
Subgenus:
Amaranthus
Family:
Amaranthaceae
Nomen number:
2795
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 2:990. 1753
Comment:
Amaranthus hybridus
auct., in part =
A. hypochondriacus
Typification:
View in Linnean Typification Project
Verified:
02/04/2003
by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Amaranthus hybridus
subsp.
hypochondriacus
(0 active accession[s])
Amaranthus hybridus
subsp.
powellii
(0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Autonym(s)
Amaranthus hybridus
L. subsp.
hybridus
Amaranthus hybridus
L. var.
hybridus
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Amaranthus incurvatus
Timeroy ex Gren. & Godr.
Amaranthus patulus
Bertol.
Invalid Designation(s)
Amaranthus chlorostachys
auct.
Common names
Language
Name
Alternate name
note
seq
Citation
English
green amaranth
1
FNA Editorial Committee.
1993-.
Flora of North America.
English
green pigweed
1
FNA Editorial Committee.
1993-.
Flora of North America.
English
hybrid amaranth
1
FNA Editorial Committee.
1993-.
Flora of North America.
English
slim amaranth
1
Lazarides, M. & B. Hince.
1993. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia
English
smooth amaranth
1
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker.
2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
English
smooth pigweed
1
Terrell, E. E. et al.
1986. Agricultural Handbook no. 505
English
spleen amaranth
1
Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS).
Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
English
wild cabbage
1
Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS).
Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
Chinese
lü sui xian
绿穗苋
2
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds.
1994-.
Flora of China (English edition).
Chinese
tai wan xian
台湾苋
as
Amaranthus patulus
2
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds.
1994-.
Flora of China (English edition).
English (Canada)
smooth pigweed
Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada official name
2
Darbyshire, S. J.
2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 89.
French (Canada)
amarante hybride
Agriculture & Agroalimentaire Canada nom officiel
2
Darbyshire, S. J.
2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 89.
German
ausgebreiteter Fuchsschwanz
2
Erhardt, W. et al.
2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 2:1197.
Japanese Rōmaji
hoso-ao-geitō
2
Iwatsuki, K. et al.
1993-. Flora of Japan.
Spanish (Mexico)
quintonil
2
Pérez-Negrón, E. & A. Casas.
2007. Use, extraction rates and spatial availability of plant resources in the Tehuacán-Cuicatlán valley, Mexico: The case of Santiago Quiotepec, Oaxaca. J. Arid Environm. 70:356-379.
DOI:
10.1016/j.jaridenv.2006.12.016
.
Note:
cites this species as locally gathered and consumed
Swedish
nålamarant
2
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012.
Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Name
References
Annotations
Taxonomic Re-Identification:
16 May 1995, from
Amaranthus
spp. to
Amaranthus hybridus
L.
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Herbarium specimen
Brenner, David, Iowa State University
. 29 Jul 1994. Located at NC7. Identifier: Ames 22001. Inventory sample: PI 677076. Row 261.
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
.
Note:
Lists this accession as Ames 22001
Number of accessions cited:
250
Kietlinski, K. D., F. Jimenez, E. N. Jellen, P. J. Maughan, S. M. Smith, & D. B. Pratt.
2014. Relationships between the weedy
Amaranthus hybridus
(Amaranthaceae) and the grain amaranths. Crop Sci. (Madison) 54:220-228.
DOI:
10.2135/cropsci2013.03.0173
.
Number of accessions cited:
52
Pedigree
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Observations
Phenotype Data
Category
Descriptor
Description
Value
Sample Size
Study
Inventory
Availability
GROWTH
PLANT HEIGHT
THE 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.
200
26
AMARANTH.AMES.2020.FIELD
PI 677076 94ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGY
ADULT STEM COLOR
ADULT STEM COLOR
RB - RED OR DARKER BASE BUT GREEN STEM (100%)
26
AMARANTH.AMES.2020.FIELD
PI 677076 94ncai01 SD
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%)
26
AMARANTH.AMES.2020.FIELD
PI 677076 94ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGY
BRANCHING INDEX
BRANCHING INDEX (USES IPGRI SYSTEM)
FAC - Facultative, mostly no branching, but some plants branch especially at the ends of the rows where sunlight reaches the side of the plant (started recording this in 2020).
26
AMARANTH.AMES.2020.FIELD
PI 677076 94ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGY
PETIOLE PIGMENTATION
PETIOLE PIGMENTATION (MODIFIED IPGRI SYSTEM)
GN - GREEN (100%)
26
AMARANTH.AMES.2020.FIELD
PI 677076 94ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGY
SEED COLOR
SEED COLOR frequency
BE - BROWN EDGES WITH BLACK SIDES (100%)
AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.1997
PI 677076 94ncai01 SD
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
80
AMARANTH.AMES.1994
PI 677076 94ncao01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
SEED SHAPE
SEED SHAPE
RB - ROUND, WITH ROUNDED BULGING PERISPERM (100%)
AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.1997
PI 677076 94ncai01 SD
PHENOLOGY
ADAPTATION FOR SEED MATURITY
THE SEED MATURITY BEFORE FROST.
LATE - NO PLANTS MATURED SEED, THOUGH THE PLANTS WERE HEALTHY
26
AMARANTH.AMES.2020.FIELD
PI 677076 94ncai01 SD
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 677076 94ncai01 SD
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 677076 94ncao01 SD
Not Available