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Details for: PI 500242,
Amaranthus viridis
L., ZM 1687
Summary
Passport
Taxonomy
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Pedigree
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Observation
Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Amaranthus viridis
L.
Top Name:
ZM 1687
Origin:
Collected – Zambia
Maintained:
North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station
Received by NPGS:
Nov 1981
PI Assigned:
1986
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Backup Location:
National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation
Inventory Volume:
194
View original Plant Inventory data in pdf format
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Seed
200 count
PI 500242 02ncab01 SD
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(2
total. Click on image for more.)
Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Amaranthus viridis
L.
Top Name:
ZM 1687
Origin:
Collected – Zambia
Maintained:
North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station
Received by NPGS:
Nov 1981
PI Assigned:
1986
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Source History
Collected
17 May 1981.
Zambia
Locality:
Nalyala, Kalabo District, Western Province
Coordinates:
-15.0667, 22.3000
(Map it)
Donated
November 1981.
Italy
Comment:
Received through Intern. Board for Pl. Genetic Resources (IBPGR), Rome, Italy
Donor(s):
Mahle, W., Mount Makulu Research Station
Mehra, K.L., International Board for Plant Genetic Resources
Mulega, G., Mount Makulu Research Station
Accession Names and Identifiers
ZM 1687
Type: Donor identifier
Mount Makulu Res. Station, K.L. Mehra, G. Mulega & W. Mahle
ZM-1687
Type: Donor identifier
Mount Makulu Res. Station, K.L. Mehra, G. Mulega & W. Mahle
CN209
Type: Exploration identifier
Group: BIOVERSITY
Mission ID for a Bioversity sponsored plant exploration. The link is for a collecting mission report.
, Bioversity International
Narrative
Amaranthus viridis
L.
Genus:
Amaranthus
Subgenus:
Albersia
Family:
Amaranthaceae
Nomen number:
2808
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. ed. 2, 2:1405. 1763
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)
Euxolus viridis
(L.) Moq.
Euxolus viridis
(L.) Moq. var.
viridis
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Amaranthus gracilis
Desf., nom. nud.
Common names
Language
Name
Alternate name
note
seq
Citation
English
green amaranth
1
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
English
pigweed
1
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
English
Prince-of-Wales-feather
1
Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS).
Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
English
slender amaranth
1
Terrell, E. E. et al.
1986. Agricultural Handbook no. 505
English
tropical green amaranth
1
FNA Editorial Committee.
1993-.
Flora of North America.
Chinese
zhou guo xian
皱果苋
2
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds.
1994-.
Flora of China (English edition).
French
amarante verte
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
German
grüner Amarant
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Portuguese
cararu
2
Markle, G. M. et al., eds.
1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
Portuguese (Brazil)
bredo
2
Groth, D.
2005. pers. comm.
Note:
re. Brazilian common names
Portuguese (Brazil)
carurú-comum
2
Groth, D.
2005. pers. comm.
Note:
re. Brazilian common names
Portuguese (Brazil)
carurú-de-mancha
2
Groth, D.
2005. pers. comm.
Note:
re. Brazilian common names
Portuguese (Brazil)
carurú-de-porco
2
Groth, D.
2005. pers. comm.
Note:
re. Brazilian common names
Portuguese (Brazil)
carurú-de-soldado
2
Groth, D.
2005. pers. comm.
Note:
re. Brazilian common names
Spanish
bledo
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Name
References
Annotations
Taxonomic Re-Identification:
03 Aug 1993, from
Amaranthus
spp. to
Amaranthus viridis
L.
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Pathogens
Vouchers
Herbarium specimen
Brenner, David, Iowa State University
. 05 Aug 1993. Located at NC7. Inventory sample: PI 500242.
Citations
Pedigree
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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
1
AMARANTH.AMES.2001
PI 500242 86ncpo01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
SEED ABSCISION
ABSCISION ZONES OF SEED HOLDING UTRICLES AT MATURITY.
TB - UTRICLE ABCISES WITH TEPALS, THEN BURSTS IRREGULARLY
AMARANTH.AMES.1993
PI 500242 88ncai03 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
SEED ABSCISION
ABSCISION ZONES OF SEED HOLDING UTRICLES AT MATURITY.
TB - UTRICLE ABCISES WITH TEPALS, THEN BURSTS IRREGULARLY
1
AMARANTH.AMES.2001
PI 500242 86ncpo01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
ADULT STEM COLOR
ADULT STEM COLOR
ST - AMARANTHINE STRIPES ON STEM, CAN HAVE PINK OR RED BASE (100%)
1
AMARANTH.AMES.2001
PI 500242 86ncpo01 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%)
1
AMARANTH.AMES.2001
PI 500242 86ncpo01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
FLOWER COLOR
FLOWER COLOR
GR - GREEN
AMARANTH.AMES.1993
PI 500242 88ncai03 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
FLOWER COLOR
FLOWER COLOR
GR - GREEN (100%)
1
AMARANTH.AMES.2001
PI 500242 86ncpo01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
INFLORESCENCE SHAPE
INFLORESCENCE SHAPE (MODIFIED IPGRI SYSTEM)
LB - LONG SIDE BRANCHES, GREATER THAN 1/4 THE INFLORESCENCE LENGTH
1
AMARANTH.AMES.2001
PI 500242 86ncpo01 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%)
1
AMARANTH.AMES.2001
PI 500242 86ncpo01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
SEED COLOR
SEED COLOR frequency
BE - BROWN EDGES WITH BLACK SIDES (100%)
AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.1997
PI 500242 88ncai03 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
500
AMARANTH.AMES.1993
PI 500242 88ncai03 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
1
AMARANTH.AMES.2001
PI 500242 86ncpo01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
SEED SHAPE
SEED SHAPE
EB - ELLIPSOID OR OVOID WITH ROUNDED BULGING PERISPERM (100%)
AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.1997
PI 500242 88ncai03 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
1
AMARANTH.AMES.2001
PI 500242 86ncpo01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
TERMINAL INFLORESCENCE
TERMINAL INFLORESCENCE ATTITUDE
5 - HORIZONTAL, HALF DROOP, OR ARCH SHAPED WITH THE MIDDLE OR TERMINAL THIRD HORIZONTAL
1
AMARANTH.AMES.2001
PI 500242 86ncpo01 SD
Not Available
PRODUCTION
HUNDRED SEED WEIGHT
THE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY.
.03
NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER
PI 500242 01ncai01 SD
Not Available
PRODUCTION
HUNDRED SEED WEIGHT
THE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY.
.03
NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER
PI 500242 02ncab01 SD
PRODUCTION
HUNDRED SEED WEIGHT
THE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY.
.033
NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER
PI 500242 88ncai03 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 500242 86ncpo01 SD
Not Available