Details for: PI 536442, Amaranthus viridis L., KLM-1833

Summary Data

Taxonomy:

Amaranthus viridis L.

Top Name:

KLM-1833

Origin:

Collected – Maldives

Maintained:

North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station

Received by NPGS:

11 May 1988

Improvement Status:

Wild material

Form Received:

Seed

Backup Location:

National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation

Availability

Form	Quantity	Note	Inventory	Cart
Seed	200 count		PI 536442 07ncai01 SD

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Core Passport Data

Taxonomy:

Amaranthus viridis L.

Top Name:

KLM-1833

Origin:

Collected – Maldives

Maintained:

North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station

Received by NPGS:

11 May 1988

Improvement Status:

Wild material

Form Received:

Seed

Source History

Collected

20 November 1986.
Maldives
Locality: Backyard, plain level, sandy loam soil, good drainage, Felidhoo, Vaavu Atoll

Collector(s):

Mehra, K.L., International Board for Plant Genetic Resources

Donated

11 May 1988.
Italy
Comment: Received through IBPGR, Rome Italy.
Donor(s):

Mehra, K.L., International Board for Plant Genetic Resources

Accession Names and Identifiers

KLM-1833

Type: Donor identifier

Group: IBPGR

International Board for Plant Genetic Resources

Vd002

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

CN401

Type: Exploration identifier

Group: BIOVERSITY

Mission ID for a Bioversity sponsored plant exploration. The link is for a collecting mission report.

, Bioversity International

Narrative

Rainfed subsistence. Five plants sampled. Associated species: guava, coconut, banana, breadfruit

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	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

Annotations

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	85	AMARANTH.AMES.2007.WINTER	PI 536442 89ncpo01 SD	Not Available
GROWTH	GROWTH HABIT	GROWTH HABIT (USES THE IPGRI SYSTEM)	1 - ERECT	117	AMARANTH.AMES.1990	PI 536442 89ncpo01 SD	Not Available
GROWTH	GROWTH HABIT	GROWTH HABIT (USES THE IPGRI SYSTEM)	1 - ERECT	38	AMARANTH.AMES.1996	PI 536442 90ncai01 SD	Not Available
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.	22	117	AMARANTH.AMES.1990	PI 536442 89ncpo01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	SEED ABSCISION	ABSCISION ZONES OF SEED HOLDING UTRICLES AT MATURITY.	TB - UTRICLE ABCISES WITH TEPALS, THEN BURSTS IRREGULARLY	85	AMARANTH.AMES.2007.WINTER	PI 536442 89ncpo01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	ADULT STEM COLOR	ADULT STEM COLOR	PB - PINK BASE BUT GREEN STEM	117	AMARANTH.AMES.1990	PI 536442 89ncpo01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	ADULT STEM COLOR	ADULT STEM COLOR	RB - RED OR DARKER BASE BUT GREEN STEM	38	AMARANTH.AMES.1996	PI 536442 90ncai01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	ADULT STEM COLOR	ADULT STEM COLOR	ST - AMARANTHINE STRIPES ON STEM, CAN HAVE PINK OR RED BASE	38	AMARANTH.AMES.1996	PI 536442 90ncai01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	ADULT STEM COLOR	ADULT STEM COLOR	ST - AMARANTHINE STRIPES ON STEM, CAN HAVE PINK OR RED BASE (100%)	85	AMARANTH.AMES.2007.WINTER	PI 536442 89ncpo01 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.	GD - DARK GREEN	117	AMARANTH.AMES.1990	PI 536442 89ncpo01 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	38	AMARANTH.AMES.1996	PI 536442 90ncai01 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%)		AMARANTH.AMES.2007.WINTER	PI 536442 89ncpo01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	BLADE RATIO	LEAF BLADE LENGTH: WIDTH RATIO, MEASURED ACROSS THE WIDEST PART OF THE BLADE, ON ADULT PLANTS.	9 - GREATER THAN OR EQUAL 9:1, OR OTHER	117	AMARANTH.AMES.1990	PI 536442 89ncpo01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	BLADE SHAPE	BLADE SHAPE ON ADULT PLANTS. SHAPES CAN BE MODIFIED WITH BLADE RATIO INFORMATION.	LANC - LANCEOLATE SIMILAR TO OVATE BUT THE TIP IS POINTED	117	AMARANTH.AMES.1990	PI 536442 89ncpo01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	BLADE SHAPE	BLADE SHAPE ON ADULT PLANTS. SHAPES CAN BE MODIFIED WITH BLADE RATIO INFORMATION.	TRIA - TRIANGULAR THE PETIOLE IS CENTERED ON A SIDE OF A TRIANGLE	38	AMARANTH.AMES.1996	PI 536442 90ncai01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	BRANCHING INDEX	BRANCHING INDEX (USES IPGRI SYSTEM)	9 - BRANCHES ALL ALONG THE STEM	117	AMARANTH.AMES.1990	PI 536442 89ncpo01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	BRANCHING INDEX	BRANCHING INDEX (USES IPGRI SYSTEM)	9 - BRANCHES ALL ALONG THE STEM	38	AMARANTH.AMES.1996	PI 536442 90ncai01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	FLOWER COLOR	FLOWER COLOR	GR - GREEN	117	AMARANTH.AMES.1990	PI 536442 89ncpo01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	FLOWER COLOR	FLOWER COLOR	GR - GREEN	38	AMARANTH.AMES.1996	PI 536442 90ncai01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	FLOWER COLOR	FLOWER COLOR	GR - GREEN (100%)	85	AMARANTH.AMES.2007.WINTER	PI 536442 89ncpo01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	INFLORESCENCE DENSITY	INFLORESCENCE DENSITY (IPGRI SYSTEM)	1 - LAX	117	AMARANTH.AMES.1990	PI 536442 89ncpo01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	INFLORESCENCE DENSITY	INFLORESCENCE DENSITY (IPGRI SYSTEM)	5 - INTERMEDIATE	38	AMARANTH.AMES.1996	PI 536442 90ncai01 SD	Not Available
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)	117	AMARANTH.AMES.1990	PI 536442 89ncpo01 SD	Not Available
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)	38	AMARANTH.AMES.1996	PI 536442 90ncai01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	MORPHOLOGICAL GROUP	MORPHOLOGICAL GROUP, BASED ON THE RODALE RESEARCH CENTER SYSTEM.	WILD - WILD (INCLUDES ALL WEEDS)	38	AMARANTH.AMES.1996	PI 536442 90ncai01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	PETIOLE PIGMENTATION	PETIOLE PIGMENTATION (MODIFIED IPGRI SYSTEM)	GN - GREEN	117	AMARANTH.AMES.1990	PI 536442 89ncpo01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	PETIOLE PIGMENTATION	PETIOLE PIGMENTATION (MODIFIED IPGRI SYSTEM)	GN - GREEN	38	AMARANTH.AMES.1996	PI 536442 90ncai01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	SEED COLOR	SEED COLOR frequency	BE - BROWN EDGES WITH BLACK SIDES (100%)		AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.1997	PI 536442 90ncai01 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	72	AMARANTH.AMES.1990	PI 536442 89ncpo01 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	77	AMARANTH.AMES.2007.WINTER	PI 536442 89ncpo01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	SEED SHAPE	SEED SHAPE	RB - ROUND, WITH ROUNDED BULGING PERISPERM (100%)		AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.1997	PI 536442 90ncai01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	SEX TYPE	SEX TYPE (MODIFIED IPGRI SYSTEM)	MIX - MONECIOUS WITH MALE AND FEMALE FLOWERS MIXED IN GLOMERULES	38	AMARANTH.AMES.1996	PI 536442 90ncai01 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	85	AMARANTH.AMES.2007.WINTER	PI 536442 89ncpo01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	TERMINAL INFLORESCENCE	TERMINAL INFLORESCENCE ATTITUDE	1 - ERECT	117	AMARANTH.AMES.1990	PI 536442 89ncpo01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	TERMINAL INFLORESCENCE	TERMINAL INFLORESCENCE ATTITUDE	1 - ERECT	85	AMARANTH.AMES.2007.WINTER	PI 536442 89ncpo01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	TERMINAL INFLORESCENCE	TERMINAL INFLORESCENCE ATTITUDE	4 - (1 = ERECT, 9 = DROOPING)	38	AMARANTH.AMES.1996	PI 536442 90ncai01 SD	Not Available
PRODUCTION	HUNDRED SEED WEIGHT	THE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY.	.02		NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER	PI 536442 89ncpo01 SD	Not Available
PRODUCTION	HUNDRED SEED WEIGHT	THE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY.	.036		NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER	PI 536442 90ncai01 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 536442 07ncai01 SD