Details for: PI 462371, Amaranthus cruentus L., CN110

Summary Data

Taxonomy:

Amaranthus cruentus L.

Top Name:

CN110

Origin:

Collected – Sudan

Maintained:

North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station

Received by NPGS:

Sep 1981

PI Assigned:

1981

Form Received:

Seed

Backup Location:

National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation

Inventory Volume:

189
View original Plant Inventory data in pdf format

Availability

Form	Quantity	Note	Inventory	Cart
Seed	200 count		PI 462371 97ncai01 SD

Images (3 total. Click on image for more.)

Core Passport Data

Taxonomy:

Amaranthus cruentus L.

Top Name:

CN110

Origin:

Collected – Sudan

Maintained:

North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station

Received by NPGS:

Sep 1981

PI Assigned:

1981

Form Received:

Seed

Source History

Collected

04 July 1981.
Sudan
Locality: Field, Shofogo village, Wadi Toro, Jebel Marra area, Darfur Province
Coordinates: 13.1167, 24.0833 (Map it)
Elevation: 1250m.

Collector(s):

Croston, R. P., IBPGR

Donated

September 1981.
Sudan

Donor(s):

Accession Names and Identifiers

CN110

Type: Exploration identifier

Group: BIOVERSITY

Mission ID for a Bioversity sponsored plant exploration. The link is for a collecting mission report.

, Bioversity International

Narrative

Plants 1 m tall. Flowers red.

Amaranthus cruentus L.

Genus:

Amaranthus

Subgenus:

Amaranthus

Family:

Amaranthaceae

Nomen number:

70070

Place of publication:

Syst. nat. ed. 10, 2:1269. 1759

Protologue link:

https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/587188

Typification:

View in Linnean Typification Project

Verified:

02/04/2003 by ARS Systematic Botanists.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Amaranthus hybridus L. subsp. cruentus (L.) Thell.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Amaranthus chlorostachys Willd.
Amaranthus flavus L.
Amaranthus paniculatus L.

Common names

Language	Name	Alternate name	seq	Citation
English	African-spinach		1	Costea, M. et al. 2001. Preliminary results toward a revision of the Amaranthus hybridus species complex (Amaranthaceae). Sida 19:945-949.
English	blood amaranth		1	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
English	bush greens		1	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
English	caterpillar amaranth		1	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
English	Indian-spinach		1	PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
English	panicled amaranth		1	Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
English	purple amaranth		1	Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
English	red amaranth		1	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
English	red shank		1	Jessop, J. P. & H. R. Toelken, eds. 1986. Flora of South Australia, ed. 4.
English	Sudan-spinach		1	Costea, M. et al. 2001. Preliminary results toward a revision of the Amaranthus hybridus species complex (Amaranthaceae). Sida 19:945-949.
English	wild amaranth		1	Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
Chinese	lao ya gu	老鸦谷	2	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
French	amarante		2	PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
French	amarante étalée		2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
French	queue de renard		2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
German	Rispenfuchsschwanz		2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
German	rispiger Fuchsschwanz		2	Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 2:1197.
Portuguese	amaranto		2	PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
Portuguese	bredo		2	PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
Spanish	achita		2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanish	bledo		2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanish (Mexico)	quintonil		2	Lira, R. et al., eds. 2016. Ethnobotany of Mexico Springer, New York, US. 114-115.
Swedish	blodamarant		2	Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)

Annotations

Taxonomic Re-Identification: 08 Apr 1997, from Amaranthus spinosus L. to Amaranthus cruentus L.

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	56	AMARANTH.AMES.2015.WINTER	PI 462371 97ncai01 SD
GROWTH	GROWTH HABIT	GROWTH HABIT (USES THE IPGRI SYSTEM)	1 - ERECT	70	AMARANTH.AMES.1997	PI 462371 96ncfo01 SD	Not Available
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.	165	10	AMA.AMES.2013.FIELD.D.PLANTED.AUG1	PI 462371 97ncai01 SD
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.	220	28	AMARANTH.AMES.2012.FIELD	PI 462371 97ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	SEED ABSCISION	ABSCISION ZONES OF SEED HOLDING UTRICLES AT MATURITY.	EQ - UTRICLE SPLITS AT THE EQUATOR	28	AMARANTH.AMES.2012.FIELD	PI 462371 97ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	SEED ABSCISION	ABSCISION ZONES OF SEED HOLDING UTRICLES AT MATURITY.	EQ - UTRICLE SPLITS AT THE EQUATOR	56	AMARANTH.AMES.2015.WINTER	PI 462371 97ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	ADULT STEM COLOR	ADULT STEM COLOR	RB - RED OR DARKER BASE BUT GREEN STEM	70	AMARANTH.AMES.1997	PI 462371 96ncfo01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	ADULT STEM COLOR	ADULT STEM COLOR	RB - RED OR DARKER BASE BUT GREEN STEM (100%)		AMA.AMES.2013.FIELD.D.PLANTED.AUG1	PI 462371 97ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	ADULT STEM COLOR	ADULT STEM COLOR	RB - RED OR DARKER BASE BUT GREEN STEM (100%)	56	AMARANTH.AMES.2015.WINTER	PI 462371 97ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	ADULT STEM COLOR	ADULT STEM COLOR	ST - AMARANTHINE STRIPES ON STEM, CAN HAVE PINK OR RED BASE (100%)		AMARANTH.AMES.2012.FIELD	PI 462371 97ncai01 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.	RV - MARGIN AND VEIN PIGMENTED (100%)	28	AMARANTH.AMES.2012.FIELD	PI 462371 97ncai01 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.	RV - MARGIN AND VEIN PIGMENTED (100%)	10	AMA.AMES.2013.FIELD.D.PLANTED.AUG1	PI 462371 97ncai01 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.	SP - SPECKLED	70	AMARANTH.AMES.1997	PI 462371 96ncfo01 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.	SP - SPECKLED (100%)	56	AMARANTH.AMES.2015.WINTER	PI 462371 97ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	BRACT LENGTH IN MILLIMETERS	BRACT LENGTH IN MILLIMETERS	2	70	AMARANTH.AMES.1997	PI 462371 96ncfo01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	BRANCHING INDEX	BRANCHING INDEX (USES IPGRI SYSTEM)	9 - BRANCHES ALL ALONG THE STEM	70	AMARANTH.AMES.1997	PI 462371 96ncfo01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	FLOWER COLOR	FLOWER COLOR	GR - GREEN (30%)	56	AMARANTH.AMES.2015.WINTER	PI 462371 97ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	FLOWER COLOR	FLOWER COLOR	RUF - RUFESCENT (MIXTURE OF RED AND GREEN PARTS OF FLOWERS, OR OTHERWISE A RUSTY LOOK)	70	AMARANTH.AMES.1997	PI 462371 96ncfo01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	FLOWER COLOR	FLOWER COLOR	RUF - RUFESCENT (MIXTURE OF RED AND GREEN PARTS OF FLOWERS, OR OTHERWISE A RUSTY LOOK) (70%)	56	AMARANTH.AMES.2015.WINTER	PI 462371 97ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	INFLORESCENCE DENSITY	INFLORESCENCE DENSITY (IPGRI SYSTEM)	5 - INTERMEDIATE	70	AMARANTH.AMES.1997	PI 462371 96ncfo01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	INFLORESCENCE SHAPE	INFLORESCENCE SHAPE (MODIFIED IPGRI SYSTEM)	SB - SHORT SIDE BRANCHES, 1/4 OR SHORTER THAN THE INFLORESCENCE LENGTH (INCLUDES SOME MANY-STEMMED WEEDS)	70	AMARANTH.AMES.1997	PI 462371 96ncfo01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	INFLORESCENCE SHAPE	INFLORESCENCE SHAPE (MODIFIED IPGRI SYSTEM)	SB - SHORT SIDE BRANCHES, 1/4 OR SHORTER THAN THE INFLORESCENCE LENGTH (INCLUDES SOME MANY-STEMMED WEEDS) (100%)	28	AMARANTH.AMES.2012.FIELD	PI 462371 97ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	MARBLED INFLORESCENCE	INFLORESCENCE ON ANY OF THE PLANTS MARBLED, SO GROUPS OF FLOWERS HAVE CONTRASTING COLORS (OCCASIONAL ON A. cruentus).	MARB - PRESENT	70	AMARANTH.AMES.1997	PI 462371 96ncfo01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	MORPHOLOGICAL GROUP	MORPHOLOGICAL GROUP, BASED ON THE RODALE RESEARCH CENTER SYSTEM.	CRVAFT - A. cruentus Cultivated Vegetable African Typical green Kauffman 1992 Food Reviews International 8:165-185	56	AMARANTH.AMES.2015.WINTER	PI 462371 97ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	PETIOLE PIGMENTATION	PETIOLE PIGMENTATION (MODIFIED IPGRI SYSTEM)	RN - AMARANTHINE, IF ANY IS PRESENT AND LESS INTENSE THAN RHS RED-PURPLE 61C	70	AMARANTH.AMES.1997	PI 462371 96ncfo01 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%)	28	AMARANTH.AMES.2012.FIELD	PI 462371 97ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	PETIOLE PIGMENTATION	PETIOLE PIGMENTATION (MODIFIED IPGRI SYSTEM)	RN - AMARANTHINE, IF ANY IS PRESENT AND LESS INTENSE THAN RHS RED-PURPLE 61C (100%)	10	AMA.AMES.2013.FIELD.D.PLANTED.AUG1	PI 462371 97ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	PETIOLE PIGMENTATION	PETIOLE PIGMENTATION (MODIFIED IPGRI SYSTEM)	RN - AMARANTHINE, IF ANY IS PRESENT AND LESS INTENSE THAN RHS RED-PURPLE 61C (100%)		AMARANTH.AMES.2015.WINTER	PI 462371 97ncai01 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	98	AMARANTH.AMES.2015.WINTER	PI 462371 97ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	SEX TYPE	SEX TYPE (MODIFIED IPGRI SYSTEM)	MIX - MONECIOUS WITH MALE AND FEMALE FLOWERS MIXED IN GLOMERULES	70	AMARANTH.AMES.1997	PI 462371 96ncfo01 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		AMARANTH.AMES.2015.WINTER	PI 462371 97ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	TERMINAL INFLORESCENCE	TERMINAL INFLORESCENCE ATTITUDE	1 - ERECT	28	AMARANTH.AMES.2012.FIELD	PI 462371 97ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	TERMINAL INFLORESCENCE	TERMINAL INFLORESCENCE ATTITUDE	5 - HORIZONTAL, HALF DROOP, OR ARCH SHAPED WITH THE MIDDLE OR TERMINAL THIRD HORIZONTAL	70	AMARANTH.AMES.1997	PI 462371 96ncfo01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	TERMINAL INFLORESCENCE	TERMINAL INFLORESCENCE ATTITUDE	5 - HORIZONTAL, HALF DROOP, OR ARCH SHAPED WITH THE MIDDLE OR TERMINAL THIRD HORIZONTAL	56	AMARANTH.AMES.2015.WINTER	PI 462371 97ncai01 SD
PHENOLOGY	ADAPTATION FOR SEED MATURITY	THE SEED MATURITY BEFORE FROST.	FULL - MORE THAN 90% OF THE PLANTS MATURED A HEALTHY SEED CROP	28	AMARANTH.AMES.2012.FIELD	PI 462371 97ncai01 SD
PHENOLOGY	ADAPTATION FOR SEED MATURITY	THE SEED MATURITY BEFORE FROST.	LATE - NO PLANTS MATURED SEED, THOUGH THE PLANTS WERE HEALTHY	10	AMA.AMES.2013.FIELD.D.PLANTED.AUG1	PI 462371 97ncai01 SD
PRODUCTION	HUNDRED SEED WEIGHT	THE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY.	.032		NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER	PI 462371 96ncfo01 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 462371 97ncai01 SD