Details for: PI 490425, Amaranthus caudatus L., Kiwicha

Summary Data

Taxonomy:

Amaranthus caudatus L.

Top Name:

Kiwicha

Origin:

Collected – Peru

Maintained:

North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station

Received by NPGS:

May 1984

PI Assigned:

1984

Backup Location:

National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation

Inventory Volume:

192
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Availability

Form	Quantity	Note	Inventory	Cart
Seed	200 count		PI 490425 99ncai01 SD

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Core Passport Data

Taxonomy:

Amaranthus caudatus L.

Top Name:

Kiwicha

Origin:

Collected – Peru

Maintained:

North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station

Received by NPGS:

May 1984

PI Assigned:

1984

Source History

Collected

Peru
Locality: Cay-Cay, Paucartambo District, Cusco Department
Elevation: 2900m.

Donated

May 1984.
Peru
Comment: Received through Rodale Research Center, Kutztown, PA
Donor(s):

Sumar K., L., Programa de Investigacion Amaranthus

Accession Names and Identifiers

Kiwicha

Type: Local name

RRC 712

Type: Institute identifier

Group: RODALE

From the Rodale Research Center (RRC), Pennsylvania

Rodale Research Center

LSK 4A

Type: Institute identifier

Sumar Kalinowski, Luis Universidad Nacional

LSK cusco 4-A

Type: Institute identifier

Sumar Kalinowski, Luis Universidad Nacional

RRC 955

Type: Institute identifier

Group: RODALE

From the Rodale Research Center (RRC), Pennsylvania

Rodale Research Center

LSK 4

Type: Donor identifier

Sumar Kalinowski, Luis Universidad Nacional

Ames 15059

Type: Site identifier

Group: AMES

NC-7 Research Numbers

Ames 5460

Type: Site identifier

Group: AMES

NC-7 Research Numbers

USDA ARS NCRPIS

Narrative

The seeds are dark brown, flowers dark pink and pinkish-green, leaves green. The RRC class type is: South American. The local name is: 'Kiwicha.' In the greenhouse it had erect, drooping and glomerule type flowers. Observations from the Rodale Research Center, 1988 Rodale Amaranth Germplasm Catalog. Emmaus, PA. Seed shipped with closing of Rodale Amaranthus program. Collected by L. Sumar K.

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

Observations

Phenotype Data

Category	Descriptor	Description	Value	Sample Size	Study	Inventory	Availability
GENSTOCK	MALE STERILITY	MALE STERILITY - POLLEN IS NOT VIABLE.	LOW - SEGREGATING POPULATION LESS THAN 10%	29	AMARANTH.AMES.2022.WINTER	PI 490425 99ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	SEED ABSCISION	ABSCISION ZONES OF SEED HOLDING UTRICLES AT MATURITY.	EQ - UTRICLE SPLITS AT THE EQUATOR	29	AMARANTH.AMES.2022.WINTER	PI 490425 99ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	ADULT STEM COLOR	ADULT STEM COLOR	GN - GREEN (15%)	90	AMARANTH.AMES.1999.FALL	PI 490425 84ncpo01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	ADULT STEM COLOR	ADULT STEM COLOR	RB - RED OR DARKER BASE BUT GREEN STEM (20%)	29	AMARANTH.AMES.2022.WINTER	PI 490425 99ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	ADULT STEM COLOR	ADULT STEM COLOR	RD - RED OR DARKER STEM WITH SOLID COLORING, CAN HAVE PINK OR RED BASE (80%)	90	AMARANTH.AMES.1999.FALL	PI 490425 84ncpo01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	ADULT STEM COLOR	ADULT STEM COLOR	ST - AMARANTHINE STRIPES ON STEM, CAN HAVE PINK OR RED BASE (80%)	29	AMARANTH.AMES.2022.WINTER	PI 490425 99ncai01 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 (95%)	90	AMARANTH.AMES.1999.FALL	PI 490425 84ncpo01 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 (95%)	29	AMARANTH.AMES.2022.WINTER	PI 490425 99ncai01 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 (5%)	90	AMARANTH.AMES.1999.FALL	PI 490425 84ncpo01 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 (5%)	29	AMARANTH.AMES.2022.WINTER	PI 490425 99ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	FLOWER COLOR	FLOWER COLOR	GR - GREEN (60%)	29	AMARANTH.AMES.2022.WINTER	PI 490425 99ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	FLOWER COLOR	FLOWER COLOR	RED - DARK AMARANTHINE, DARKER THAN RHS RED-PURPLE 62B (RED OR PURPLE) (10%)	29	AMARANTH.AMES.2022.WINTER	PI 490425 99ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	FLOWER COLOR	FLOWER COLOR	RED - DARK AMARANTHINE, DARKER THAN RHS RED-PURPLE 62B (RED OR PURPLE) (60%)	90	AMARANTH.AMES.1999.FALL	PI 490425 84ncpo01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	FLOWER COLOR	FLOWER COLOR	RUF - RUFESCENT (MIXTURE OF RED AND GREEN PARTS OF FLOWERS, OR OTHERWISE A RUSTY LOOK) (30%)	29	AMARANTH.AMES.2022.WINTER	PI 490425 99ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	FLOWER COLOR	FLOWER COLOR	RUF - RUFESCENT (MIXTURE OF RED AND GREEN PARTS OF FLOWERS, OR OTHERWISE A RUSTY LOOK) (40%)	90	AMARANTH.AMES.1999.FALL	PI 490425 84ncpo01 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 (0%)	29	AMARANTH.AMES.2022.WINTER	PI 490425 99ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	PETIOLE PIGMENTATION	PETIOLE PIGMENTATION (MODIFIED IPGRI SYSTEM)	GN - GREEN (75%)	29	AMARANTH.AMES.2022.WINTER	PI 490425 99ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	PETIOLE PIGMENTATION	PETIOLE PIGMENTATION (MODIFIED IPGRI SYSTEM)	RD - DARK AMARANTHINE, RHS RED-PURPLE 61C, OR DARKER (15%)	29	AMARANTH.AMES.2022.WINTER	PI 490425 99ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	PETIOLE PIGMENTATION	PETIOLE PIGMENTATION (MODIFIED IPGRI SYSTEM)	RD - DARK AMARANTHINE, RHS RED-PURPLE 61C, OR DARKER (20%)	90	AMARANTH.AMES.1999.FALL	PI 490425 84ncpo01 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 (10%)	29	AMARANTH.AMES.2022.WINTER	PI 490425 99ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	PETIOLE PIGMENTATION	PETIOLE PIGMENTATION (MODIFIED IPGRI SYSTEM)	RN - AMARANTHINE, IF ANY IS PRESENT AND LESS INTENSE THAN RHS RED-PURPLE 61C (80%)	90	AMARANTH.AMES.1999.FALL	PI 490425 84ncpo01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	SEED COLOR	SEED COLOR frequency	BL - BLACK SEED COAT, RHS BLACK 202A (10%)		AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.1997	PI 490425 93ncai01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	SEED COLOR	SEED COLOR frequency	BR - DARK BROWN SEED COAT, RHS 175A to 200A (90%)		AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.1997	PI 490425 93ncai01 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.	91.1504	226	AMARANTH.AMES.1999.FALL	PI 490425 84ncpo01 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.	92	25	AMARANTH.AMES.2022.WINTER	PI 490425 99ncai01 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.	99.4	312	AMARANTH.AMES.1993	PI 490425 86ncao01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	SEED SHAPE	SEED SHAPE	RB - ROUND, WITH ROUNDED BULGING PERISPERM (100%)		AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.1997	PI 490425 93ncai01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	TAXONOMIC VERACITY	Taxonomic veracity with reference to the comment in Public GRIN "observation details", or to the GRIN species determination.	ATYP - ATYPICAL	29	AMARANTH.AMES.2022.WINTER	PI 490425 99ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	TERMINAL INFLORESCENCE	TERMINAL INFLORESCENCE ATTITUDE	1 - ERECT	29	AMARANTH.AMES.2022.WINTER	PI 490425 99ncai01 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 490425 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.	.06		NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER	PI 490425 84ncpo01 SD	Not Available
PRODUCTION	HUNDRED SEED WEIGHT	THE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY.	.06		NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER	PI 490425 99ncai01 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 490425 84ncpo02 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 490425 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.	.07		NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER	PI 490425 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.	.07		NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER	PI 490425 90ncei02 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 490425 93ncai01 SD	Not Available
PRODUCTION	HUNDRED SEED WEIGHT	THE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY.	.1		NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER	PI 490425 90ncao02 SD	Not Available