Details for: PI 480493, Amaranthus caudatus L., IC-7916

Summary Data

Taxonomy:

Amaranthus caudatus L.

Top Name:

IC-7916

Origin:

Collected – India

Maintained:

North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station

Received by NPGS:

Sep 1983

PI Assigned:

1983

Improvement Status:

Landrace

Backup Location:

National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation

Inventory Volume:

191
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Availability

Form	Quantity	Note	Inventory	Cart
Seed	200 count		PI 480493 92ncab01 SD

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Core Passport Data

Taxonomy:

Amaranthus caudatus L.

Top Name:

IC-7916

Origin:

Collected – India

Maintained:

North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station

Received by NPGS:

Sep 1983

PI Assigned:

1983

Improvement Status:

Landrace

Source History

Collected

India
Locality: Simla

Donated

September 1983.
India

Donor(s):

National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources

Accession Names and Identifiers

IC-7916

Type: Donor identifier

Group: NBPGR

NBPGR

Narrative

Used for baking bread. Popped seeds eaten with milk and sugar, sugar, or syrup. Leaves used as vegetable and as purgative. Ornamental. Local name Bathu.

Amaranthus caudatus L.

Genus:

Amaranthus

Subgenus:

Amaranthus

Family:

Amaranthaceae

Nomen number:

2789

Place of publication:

Sp. pl. 2:990. 1753

Protologue link:

https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/359011

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

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

Language	Name	Alternate name	seq	Citation
English	foxtail		1	Grubben, 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.
English	foxtail amaranth		1	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
English	Inca-wheat		1	Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
English	love-lies-bleeding		1	Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
English	purple amaranth		1	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
English	red-hot-cattail		1	Grubben, 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.
English	tassel-flower		1	Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
English	velvet-flower		1	Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Arabic	kef alemhena		2	Migahid, A. M. 1988-1990. Flora of Saudi Arabia, ed. 3.
Chinese	lao qiang gu	老枪谷	2	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
French	amarante caudée		2	Feuillet, C. 1998. pers. comm. Note: re. French common names
French	amarante queue-de-renard		2	Demilly, 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
French	discipline des religieux		2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
French	queue de renard		2	Grubben, 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.
German	Gartenfuchsschwanz		2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
German	Inkaweizen		2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
India (Sanskrit)	jataco		2	1961. Webster's third new international dictionary.
Japanese Rōmaji	himo-geitō		2	Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
Japanese Rōmaji	sennin-koku		2	Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.).
Portuguese	moncos-de-Peru		2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Quichua (Peru)	coimi		2	Soukup, J. 1970. Vocabulario de los nombres vulgares de la flora peruana.
Quichua (Peru)	cuipa		2	Soukup, J. 1970. Vocabulario de los nombres vulgares de la flora peruana.
Spanish	achita		2	Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
Spanish	bledo francés		2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanish	kiwicha		2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanish	quilete		2	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Spanish	trigo del Inca		2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Swedish	rävsvans		2	Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transcribed Korean	julmaendeurami		2	Lee, Y. N. 1997. Flora of Korea.

Annotations

Taxonomic Re-Identification: 17 Jun 1996, from Amaranthus spp. to Amaranthus caudatus L.

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 480493 92ncab01 SD
GENSTOCK	MALE STERILITY	MALE STERILITY - POLLEN IS NOT VIABLE.	FERT - NO STERILITY OBSERVED	31	AMARANTH.AMES.2018.WINTER	PI 480493 92ncab01 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.	170	9	AMARANTH.AMES.2012.FIELD	PI 480493 92ncab01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	SEED ABSCISION	ABSCISION ZONES OF SEED HOLDING UTRICLES AT MATURITY.	EQ - UTRICLE SPLITS AT THE EQUATOR	31	AMARANTH.AMES.2018.WINTER	PI 480493 92ncab01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	ADULT STEM COLOR	ADULT STEM COLOR	GN - GREEN (75%)	31	AMARANTH.AMES.2018.WINTER	PI 480493 92ncab01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	ADULT STEM COLOR	ADULT STEM COLOR	GN - GREEN (80%)		AMARANTH.AMES.2012.FIELD	PI 480493 92ncab01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	ADULT STEM COLOR	ADULT STEM COLOR	ST - AMARANTHINE STRIPES ON STEM, CAN HAVE PINK OR RED BASE (20%)		AMARANTH.AMES.2012.FIELD	PI 480493 92ncab01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	ADULT STEM COLOR	ADULT STEM COLOR	ST - AMARANTHINE STRIPES ON STEM, CAN HAVE PINK OR RED BASE (25%)	31	AMARANTH.AMES.2018.WINTER	PI 480493 92ncab01 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 (80%)	9	AMARANTH.AMES.2012.FIELD	PI 480493 92ncab01 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 (80%)	31	AMARANTH.AMES.2018.WINTER	PI 480493 92ncab01 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.	RD - ENTIRE LAMINA AMARANTHINE (PURPLE TO PINK) (25%)	9	AMARANTH.AMES.2012.FIELD	PI 480493 92ncab01 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 (20%)	31	AMARANTH.AMES.2018.WINTER	PI 480493 92ncab01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	FLOWER COLOR	FLOWER COLOR	GR - GREEN	27	AMARANTH.AMES.1992	PI 480493 83ncpo01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	FLOWER COLOR	FLOWER COLOR	GR - GREEN (85%)	31	AMARANTH.AMES.2018.WINTER	PI 480493 92ncab01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	FLOWER COLOR	FLOWER COLOR	RED - DARK AMARANTHINE, DARKER THAN RHS RED-PURPLE 62B (RED OR PURPLE)	27	AMARANTH.AMES.1992	PI 480493 83ncpo01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	FLOWER COLOR	FLOWER COLOR	RED - DARK AMARANTHINE, DARKER THAN RHS RED-PURPLE 62B (RED OR PURPLE) (15%)	31	AMARANTH.AMES.2018.WINTER	PI 480493 92ncab01 SD
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%)	9	AMARANTH.AMES.2012.FIELD	PI 480493 92ncab01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	MARBLED INFLORESCENCE	INFLORESCENCE ON ANY OF THE PLANTS MARBLED, SO GROUPS OF FLOWERS HAVE CONTRASTING COLORS (OCCASIONAL ON A. cruentus).	NONE - NOT PRESENT	31	AMARANTH.AMES.2018.WINTER	PI 480493 92ncab01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	MORPHOLOGICAL GROUP	MORPHOLOGICAL GROUP, BASED ON THE RODALE RESEARCH CENTER SYSTEM.	CAUIND - Morphologically A. caudatus, but from the Indian sub-continent and in taxonomic controversy with A. hypochondriacus	31	AMARANTH.AMES.2018.WINTER	PI 480493 92ncab01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	PETIOLE PIGMENTATION	PETIOLE PIGMENTATION (MODIFIED IPGRI SYSTEM)	GN - GREEN (75%)	31	AMARANTH.AMES.2018.WINTER	PI 480493 92ncab01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	PETIOLE PIGMENTATION	PETIOLE PIGMENTATION (MODIFIED IPGRI SYSTEM)	RN - AMARANTHINE, IF ANY IS PRESENT AND LESS INTENSE THAN RHS RED-PURPLE 61C (25%)	31	AMARANTH.AMES.2018.WINTER	PI 480493 92ncab01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	SEED COLOR	SEED COLOR frequency	WH - WHITE SEED COAT, RHS ORANGE-WHITE 159A (100%)		AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.1997	PI 480493 92ncab01 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.	15.1515	33	AMARANTH.AMES.2018.WINTER	PI 480493 92ncab01 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.	7.1	42	AMARANTH.AMES.1992	PI 480493 83ncpo01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	SEED SHAPE	SEED SHAPE	RB - ROUND, WITH ROUNDED BULGING PERISPERM (100%)		AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.1997	PI 480493 92ncab01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	TAXONOMIC VERACITY	Taxonomic veracity with reference to the comment in Public GRIN "observation details", or to the GRIN species determination.	INTR - INTERMEDIATE, HAS CHARACTERISTICS OF MORE THAN ONE SPECIES	31	AMARANTH.AMES.2018.WINTER	PI 480493 92ncab01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	TERMINAL INFLORESCENCE	TERMINAL INFLORESCENCE ATTITUDE	1 - ERECT	9	AMARANTH.AMES.2012.FIELD	PI 480493 92ncab01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	TERMINAL INFLORESCENCE	TERMINAL INFLORESCENCE ATTITUDE	1 - ERECT	31	AMARANTH.AMES.2018.WINTER	PI 480493 92ncab01 SD
PHENOLOGY	ADAPTATION FOR SEED MATURITY	THE SEED MATURITY BEFORE FROST.	LATE - NO PLANTS MATURED SEED, THOUGH THE PLANTS WERE HEALTHY	9	AMARANTH.AMES.2012.FIELD	PI 480493 92ncab01 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 480493 92ncab01 SD
PRODUCTION	HUNDRED SEED WEIGHT	THE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY.	.08		NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER	PI 480493 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.	.08		NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER	PI 480493 92ncai01 SD	Not Available
PRODUCTION	HUNDRED SEED WEIGHT	THE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY.	.09		NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER	PI 480493 85ncai01 SD	Not Available