Details for: PI 477912, Amaranthus cruentus L., RRC 416

Summary Data

Taxonomy:

Amaranthus cruentus L.

Top Name:

RRC 416

Origin:

Collected – Mexico

Maintained:

North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station

Received by NPGS:

Sep 1982

PI Assigned:

1983

Improvement Status:

Landrace

Life Form:

Annual

Life Cycle:

Annual

Backup Location:

National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation

Inventory Volume:

191
View original Plant Inventory data in pdf format

Availability

Form	Quantity	Note	Inventory	Cart
Seed	200 count		PI 477912 12ncai01 SD

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Core Passport Data

Taxonomy:

Amaranthus cruentus L.

Top Name:

RRC 416

Origin:

Collected – Mexico

Maintained:

North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station

Received by NPGS:

Sep 1982

PI Assigned:

1983

Improvement Status:

Landrace

Life Form:

Annual

Life Cycle:

Annual

Source History

Collected

1979.
Mexico
Locality: Morelos, Huazulco

Collector(s):

Feine-Dudley, L., Rodale Res. Ctr.

Donated

September 1982.
Pennsylvania, United States

Donor(s):

Kauffman, C. S., Rodale Res. Ctr.

Accession Names and Identifiers

RRC 416

Type: Institute identifier

Group: RODALE

From the Rodale Research Center (RRC), Pennsylvania

Rodale Research Center

81S-416

Type: Donor identifier

Group: RODALE

From the Rodale Research Center (RRC), Pennsylvania

Kauffman, C. S. Rodale Res. Ctr.

LF/GN 6

Type: Collector identifier

Group: NC7.DONR.COLR.IDS

These are various ID's sent NC-7 for Ames numbers.

Ames 5172

Type: Site identifier

Group: AMES

NC-7

USDA ARS NCRPIS

Cr047

Type: Other or unclassified name

Used in publications by a research group at the University of Hong Kong. Listed in the Ph. D. thesis by Huaixiang Wu, 1998. Development of grain Amaranthus as a starch crop in China

Corke, Harold University of Hong Kong

Narrative

The seeds are white, flowers green and marbled, leaves green. The RRC class type is: Mexican. It has distinct red stems and petioles. Observations from the Rodale Research Center, 1988 Rodale Amaranth Germplasm Catalog. Emmaus, PA. Grain type. Stems and petioles red. Leaves and flowers green. Susceptible to Lygus.

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

Observations

Phenotype Data

Category	Descriptor	Description	Value	Sample Size	Study	Inventory	Availability
CHEMICAL	SEED STARCH TYPE	THE 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.	100		AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.1997	PI 477912 84ncab01 SD	Not Available
GENSTOCK	MALE STERILITY	MALE STERILITY - POLLEN IS NOT VIABLE.	FERT - NO STERILITY OBSERVED		AMARANTH.AMES.2012.FALL	PI 477912 83ncpo01 SD	Not Available
GENSTOCK	MALE STERILITY	MALE STERILITY - POLLEN IS NOT VIABLE.	FERT - NO STERILITY OBSERVED (100%)		AMA.AMES.2014.FIELD.SF-9.PLANTED.MAY31	PI 477912 12ncai01 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.	150	61	AMA.AMES.2014.FIELD.SF-9.PLANTED.MAY31	PI 477912 12ncai01 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.	150	44	AMA.AMES.2014.FIELD.SF-9.PLANTED.MAY31	PI 477912 84ncab01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	SEED ABSCISION	ABSCISION ZONES OF SEED HOLDING UTRICLES AT MATURITY.	EQ - UTRICLE SPLITS AT THE EQUATOR	154	AMARANTH.AMES.2012.FALL	PI 477912 83ncpo01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	SEED ABSCISION	ABSCISION ZONES OF SEED HOLDING UTRICLES AT MATURITY.	EQ - UTRICLE SPLITS AT THE EQUATOR	61	AMA.AMES.2014.FIELD.SF-9.PLANTED.MAY31	PI 477912 12ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	SEED ABSCISION	ABSCISION ZONES OF SEED HOLDING UTRICLES AT MATURITY.	EQ - UTRICLE SPLITS AT THE EQUATOR	44	AMA.AMES.2014.FIELD.SF-9.PLANTED.MAY31	PI 477912 84ncab01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	ADULT STEM COLOR	ADULT STEM COLOR	GN - GREEN (20%)	61	AMA.AMES.2014.FIELD.SF-9.PLANTED.MAY31	PI 477912 12ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	ADULT STEM COLOR	ADULT STEM COLOR	GN - GREEN (20%)	44	AMA.AMES.2014.FIELD.SF-9.PLANTED.MAY31	PI 477912 84ncab01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	ADULT STEM COLOR	ADULT STEM COLOR	RD - RED OR DARKER STEM WITH SOLID COLORING, CAN HAVE PINK OR RED BASE (90%)		AMARANTH.AMES.2012.FALL	PI 477912 83ncpo01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	ADULT STEM COLOR	ADULT STEM COLOR	ST - AMARANTHINE STRIPES ON STEM, CAN HAVE PINK OR RED BASE (10%)		AMARANTH.AMES.2012.FALL	PI 477912 83ncpo01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	ADULT STEM COLOR	ADULT STEM COLOR	ST - AMARANTHINE STRIPES ON STEM, CAN HAVE PINK OR RED BASE (80%)	61	AMA.AMES.2014.FIELD.SF-9.PLANTED.MAY31	PI 477912 12ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	ADULT STEM COLOR	ADULT STEM COLOR	ST - AMARANTHINE STRIPES ON STEM, CAN HAVE PINK OR RED BASE (80%)	44	AMA.AMES.2014.FIELD.SF-9.PLANTED.MAY31	PI 477912 84ncab01 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%)	154	AMARANTH.AMES.2012.FALL	PI 477912 83ncpo01 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 (5%)	31	AMA.AMES.2014.FIELD.SF-9.PLANTED.MAY31	PI 477912 12ncai01 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 (5%)	43	AMA.AMES.2014.FIELD.SF-9.PLANTED.MAY31	PI 477912 84ncab01 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.	RV - MARGIN AND VEIN PIGMENTED (95%)	31	AMA.AMES.2014.FIELD.SF-9.PLANTED.MAY31	PI 477912 12ncai01 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 (95%)	43	AMA.AMES.2014.FIELD.SF-9.PLANTED.MAY31	PI 477912 84ncab01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	FLOWER COLOR	FLOWER COLOR	GR - GREEN		AMARANTH.AMES.1991	PI 477912 84ncab01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	FLOWER COLOR	FLOWER COLOR	GR - GREEN (15%)		AMA.AMES.2014.FIELD.SF-9.PLANTED.MAY31	PI 477912 12ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	FLOWER COLOR	FLOWER COLOR	GR - GREEN (25%)		AMA.AMES.2014.FIELD.SF-9.PLANTED.MAY31	PI 477912 84ncab01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	FLOWER COLOR	FLOWER COLOR	RED - DARK AMARANTHINE, DARKER THAN RHS RED-PURPLE 62B (RED OR PURPLE)		AMARANTH.AMES.1991	PI 477912 86ncai01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	FLOWER COLOR	FLOWER COLOR	RED - DARK AMARANTHINE, DARKER THAN RHS RED-PURPLE 62B (RED OR PURPLE)		AMA.AMES.2014.FIELD.SF-9.PLANTED.MAY31	PI 477912 12ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	FLOWER COLOR	FLOWER COLOR	RUF - RUFESCENT (MIXTURE OF RED AND GREEN PARTS OF FLOWERS, OR OTHERWISE A RUSTY LOOK) (75%)		AMA.AMES.2014.FIELD.SF-9.PLANTED.MAY31	PI 477912 84ncab01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	FLOWER COLOR	FLOWER COLOR	RUF - RUFESCENT (MIXTURE OF RED AND GREEN PARTS OF FLOWERS, OR OTHERWISE A RUSTY LOOK) (80%)		AMA.AMES.2014.FIELD.SF-9.PLANTED.MAY31	PI 477912 12ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	INFLORESCENCE SHAPE	INFLORESCENCE SHAPE (MODIFIED IPGRI SYSTEM)	LB - LONG SIDE BRANCHES, GREATER THAN 1/4 THE INFLORESCENCE LENGTH	61	AMA.AMES.2014.FIELD.SF-9.PLANTED.MAY31	PI 477912 12ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	INFLORESCENCE SHAPE	INFLORESCENCE SHAPE (MODIFIED IPGRI SYSTEM)	LB - LONG SIDE BRANCHES, GREATER THAN 1/4 THE INFLORESCENCE LENGTH	44	AMA.AMES.2014.FIELD.SF-9.PLANTED.MAY31	PI 477912 84ncab01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	MARBLED INFLORESCENCE	INFLORESCENCE ON ANY OF THE PLANTS MARBLED, SO GROUPS OF FLOWERS HAVE CONTRASTING COLORS (OCCASIONAL ON A. cruentus).	MARB - PRESENT	61	AMA.AMES.2014.FIELD.SF-9.PLANTED.MAY31	PI 477912 12ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	MARBLED INFLORESCENCE	INFLORESCENCE ON ANY OF THE PLANTS MARBLED, SO GROUPS OF FLOWERS HAVE CONTRASTING COLORS (OCCASIONAL ON A. cruentus).	MARB - PRESENT	44	AMA.AMES.2014.FIELD.SF-9.PLANTED.MAY31	PI 477912 84ncab01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	PETIOLE PIGMENTATION	PETIOLE PIGMENTATION (MODIFIED IPGRI SYSTEM)	GN - GREEN (10%)	44	AMA.AMES.2014.FIELD.SF-9.PLANTED.MAY31	PI 477912 84ncab01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	PETIOLE PIGMENTATION	PETIOLE PIGMENTATION (MODIFIED IPGRI SYSTEM)	GN - GREEN (5%)	61	AMA.AMES.2014.FIELD.SF-9.PLANTED.MAY31	PI 477912 12ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	PETIOLE PIGMENTATION	PETIOLE PIGMENTATION (MODIFIED IPGRI SYSTEM)	RN - AMARANTHINE, IF ANY IS PRESENT AND LESS INTENSE THAN RHS RED-PURPLE 61C (100%)	154	AMARANTH.AMES.2012.FALL	PI 477912 83ncpo01 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 (90%)	44	AMA.AMES.2014.FIELD.SF-9.PLANTED.MAY31	PI 477912 84ncab01 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 (95%)	61	AMA.AMES.2014.FIELD.SF-9.PLANTED.MAY31	PI 477912 12ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	SEED COLOR	SEED COLOR frequency	BR - DARK BROWN SEED COAT, RHS 175A to 200A (3%)		AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.1997	PI 477912 84ncab01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	SEED COLOR	SEED COLOR frequency	WH - WHITE SEED COAT, RHS ORANGE-WHITE 159A (97%)		AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.1997	PI 477912 84ncab01 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	95	AMARANTH.AMES.1991	PI 477912 84ncab01 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	62	AMARANTH.AMES.1991	PI 477912 86ncai01 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	202	AMARANTH.AMES.2012.FALL	PI 477912 83ncpo01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	SEED SHAPE	SEED SHAPE	RB - ROUND, WITH ROUNDED BULGING PERISPERM (100%)		AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.1997	PI 477912 84ncab01 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	154	AMARANTH.AMES.2012.FALL	PI 477912 83ncpo01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	TERMINAL INFLORESCENCE	TERMINAL INFLORESCENCE ATTITUDE	1 - ERECT	61	AMA.AMES.2014.FIELD.SF-9.PLANTED.MAY31	PI 477912 12ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	TERMINAL INFLORESCENCE	TERMINAL INFLORESCENCE ATTITUDE	1 - ERECT	44	AMA.AMES.2014.FIELD.SF-9.PLANTED.MAY31	PI 477912 84ncab01 SD	Not Available
PHENOLOGY	ADAPTATION FOR SEED MATURITY	THE SEED MATURITY BEFORE FROST.	FULL - MORE THAN 90% OF THE PLANTS MATURED A HEALTHY SEED CROP	61	AMA.AMES.2014.FIELD.SF-9.PLANTED.MAY31	PI 477912 12ncai01 SD
PHENOLOGY	ADAPTATION FOR SEED MATURITY	THE SEED MATURITY BEFORE FROST.	FULL - MORE THAN 90% OF THE PLANTS MATURED A HEALTHY SEED CROP	44	AMA.AMES.2014.FIELD.SF-9.PLANTED.MAY31	PI 477912 84ncab01 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 477912 90nceo01 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 477912 86ncao01 SD	Not Available
PRODUCTION	HUNDRED SEED WEIGHT	THE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY.	.068		NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER	PI 477912 84ncab01 SD	Not Available
PRODUCTION	HUNDRED SEED WEIGHT	THE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY.	.07		NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER	PI 477912 12ncai01 SD
PRODUCTION	HUNDRED SEED WEIGHT	THE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY.	.07		NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER	PI 477912 83ncpo01 SD	Not Available
PRODUCTION	HUNDRED SEED WEIGHT	THE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY.	.07		NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER	PI 477912 90ncei04 SD	Not Available
PRODUCTION	HUNDRED SEED WEIGHT	THE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY.	.075		NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER	PI 477912 86ncai01 SD	Not Available