Details for: PI 511723, Amaranthus cruentus L., Alegria


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Amaranthus cruentus L.
Top Name:
Alegria
Origin:
Collected – Mexico
Received by NPGS:
Oct 1984
PI Assigned:
1987
Improvement Status:
Landrace
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Availability
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Seed200 countPI 511723 89ncai01 SD
 
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Amaranthus cruentus L.
Top Name:
Alegria
Origin:
Collected – Mexico
Received by NPGS:
Oct 1984
PI Assigned:
1987
Improvement Status:
Landrace
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Source History
Collected
21 August 1979.
Mexico
Locality: General store, Zimatlan, S of Oaxaca
Elevation: 1550m.

Collector(s):
Donated
October 1984.
California, United States

Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
Alegria
Type: Local name

RRC 637
Type: Institute identifier
Group: RODALE
From the Rodale Research Center (RRC), Pennsylvania
Rodale Research Center

95
Type: Donor identifier

HH 95
Type: Collector identifier
Hauptli, H. University of California

Ames 5288
Type: Site identifier
Group: AMES
NC-7 Research Numbers

Narrative
The seeds are tan, flowers red and green, leaves variegated. The RRC class type is: Aztec. It is said to be used as grain with uneven branching. Observations from the Rodale Research Center, 1988 Rodale Amaranth Germplasm Catalog. Emmaus, PA.
Amaranthus cruentus L.
Genus:
Amaranthus
Subgenus:
Amaranthus
Family:
Amaranthaceae
Nomen number:

70070
Place of publication:

Syst. nat. ed. 10, 2:1269. 1759
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
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishAfrican-spinach  1Costea, M. et al. 2001. Preliminary results toward a revision of the Amaranthus hybridus species complex (Amaranthaceae). Sida 19:945-949.
Englishblood amaranth  1FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Englishbush greens  1Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Englishcaterpillar amaranth  1FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
EnglishIndian-spinach  1PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
Englishpanicled amaranth  1Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
Englishpurple amaranth  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Englishred amaranth  1Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Englishred shank  1Jessop, J. P. & H. R. Toelken, eds. 1986. Flora of South Australia, ed. 4.
EnglishSudan-spinach  1Costea, M. et al. 2001. Preliminary results toward a revision of the Amaranthus hybridus species complex (Amaranthaceae). Sida 19:945-949.
Englishwild amaranth  1Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
Chineselao ya gu老鸦谷 2Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Frenchamarante  2PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
Frenchamarante étalée  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Frenchqueue de renard  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
GermanRispenfuchsschwanz  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Germanrispiger Fuchsschwanz  2Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 2:1197.
Portugueseamaranto  2PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
Portuguesebredo  2PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
Spanishachita  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanishbledo  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanish (Mexico)quintonil  2Lira, R. et al., eds. 2016. Ethnobotany of Mexico Springer, New York, US. 114-115.
Swedishblodamarant  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
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Citations
  • Baturaygil, A. & K. Schmid. 2022. Characterization of flowering time in genebank accessions of grain amaranths and their wild relatives reveals signatures of domestication and local adaptation. Agron. Open Access 12(2):505. DOI: 10.3390/agronomy12020505. Number of accessions cited: 250
  • Hauptli, H., R. L. Lutz, & S. K. Jain. 1980. Germ plasm exploration in Central and South America. Proceedings of the 2nd Amaranth Conference, Kutztown, PA, 13-14 September 1979 117-122. Note: Collections in 1979 Number of accessions cited: 113
  • Stetter, M. G., M. Vidal-Villarejo, & K. J. Schmid. 2020. Parallel seed color adaptation during multiple domestication attempts of an ancient New World grain. Molec. Biol. Evol. 37(5):1407-1419. DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msz304. Number of accessions cited: 117
Pedigree

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Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
CHEMICALSEED STARCH TYPETHE 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.  AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.1997PI 511723 89ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGYBLADE PIGMENTATIONBLADE 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.XX - OTHER AMARANTH.RODALE.RES.CENTER Not Available
MORPHOLOGYFLOWER COLORFLOWER COLORPNK - LIGHT AMARANTHINE, RHS RED-PURPLE 62B OR LIGHTER (PINK)209AMARANTH.AMES.1989PI 511723 87ncpo01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYFLOWER COLORFLOWER COLORRED - DARK AMARANTHINE, DARKER THAN RHS RED-PURPLE 62B (RED OR PURPLE) AMARANTH.RODALE.RES.CENTER Not Available
MORPHOLOGYMORPHOLOGICAL GROUPMORPHOLOGICAL GROUP, BASED ON THE RODALE RESEARCH CENTER SYSTEM.AZTC - AZTEC Kauffman 1992 Food Reviews International 8:165-185 AMARANTH.RODALE.RES.CENTER Not Available
MORPHOLOGYSEED COLORSEED COLOR frequencyPK - AMARANTHINE COTYLEDONS VISIBLE THROUGH A WHITE SEED COAT, APPROXIMATELY RHS RED-PURPLE GROUP 62B (PINK) (100%) AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.1997PI 511723 89ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGYSEEDLING COLORTHE 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.98.2113AMARANTH.AMES.1989PI 511723 87ncpo01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYSEED SHAPESEED SHAPERB - ROUND, WITH ROUNDED BULGING PERISPERM (100%) AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.1997PI 511723 89ncai01 SD
PRODUCTIONHUNDRED SEED WEIGHTTHE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY..05 NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNERPI 511723 86ncao01 SDNot Available
PRODUCTIONHUNDRED SEED WEIGHTTHE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY..05 NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNERPI 511723 89ncai01 SD
PRODUCTIONHUNDRED SEED WEIGHTTHE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY..05 NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNERPI 511723 90nceo01 SDNot Available
PRODUCTIONHUNDRED SEED WEIGHTTHE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY..07 NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNERPI 511723 87ncpo01 SDNot Available
PRODUCTIONHUNDRED SEED WEIGHTTHE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY..08 NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNERPI 511723 90ncei02 SDNot Available