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Details for: PI 568154,
Amaranthus quitensis
Kunth, aroma
Summary
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Taxonomy
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Pedigree
IPR
Observation
Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Amaranthus quitensis
Kunth
Top Name:
aroma
Origin:
Collected – Tarija, Bolivia
Maintained:
North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station
Received by NPGS:
07 Jun 1990
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Backup Location:
National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation
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Seed
200 count
PI 568154 90ncai01 SD
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Amaranthus quitensis
Kunth
Top Name:
aroma
Origin:
Collected – Tarija, Bolivia
Maintained:
North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station
Received by NPGS:
07 Jun 1990
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Source History
Collected
Tarija, Bolivia
Coordinates:
-21.5167, -64.7167
(Map it)
Elevation:
1890m.
Developed
Tarija, Bolivia
Developer(s):
Guillen-Portal, Fernando
Donated
07 June 1990.
Pennsylvania, United States
Comment:
Rodale received seed but never incorporated it into their system.
Donor(s):
Reider, Carolyn, Rodale Research Center
Accession Names and Identifiers
aroma
Type: Local name
PR-C 01-0018
Type: Donor identifier
Ames 13881
Type: Site identifier
Group: AMES
NC-7
USDA ARS NCRPIS
Narrative
The seedling stems have intense red coloring. The infloresence is dark purple.
Amaranthus quitensis
Kunth
Genus:
Amaranthus
Subgenus:
Amaranthus
Family:
Amaranthaceae
Nomen number:
2802
Place of publication:
F. W. H. A. von Humboldt et al., Nov. gen. sp. 2:156[folio]; 2:194[quarto]. 1818
Verified:
02/05/2003
by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Amaranthus hybridus
L. subsp.
quitensis
(Kunth) Costea & Carretero
Common names
Language
Name
Alternate name
note
seq
Citation
English
mucronate amaranth
1
Botanical Society of the British Isles.
BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
English
South American amaranth
1
Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS).
Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
Spanish (Argentina)
yuyo colorado
2
Burkart, A. E., ed.
1969-. Flora ilustrada de Entre Rios.
Name
References
Annotations
Nomenclature Name Change:
04 Feb 2003, from
Amaranthus quitensis
Kunth to
Amaranthus hybridus
L. subsp.
quitensis
(Kunth) Costea & Carretero
Nomenclature Name Change:
05 Feb 2003, from
Amaranthus hybridus
L. subsp.
quitensis
(Kunth) Costea & Carretero to
Amaranthus quitensis
Kunth
Taxonomic Re-Identification:
22 May 1992, from
Amaranthus caudatus
L. to
Amaranthus quitensis
Kunth
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Herbarium specimen
Brenner, David, Iowa State University
. Located at NC7. Identifier: PI 568154. Inventory sample: PI 568154 90ncai01.
Located at NC-7. Inventory sample: PI 568154.
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
Blair M.W., J.M. Londoño, M.A. Buitrago-Bitar, X. Wu, & D.M. Brenner.
2023. Differentiation of Andean and Mesoamerican accessions in a proposed core collection of grain amaranths. Front. Plant Sci. 14:1144681.
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2023.1144681
.
Note:
The accessions are not listed in the publication but were provided separately by the authors.
Number of accessions cited:
203
Chan, K. F. & M. Sun.
1997. Genetic diversity and relationships detected by isozyme and RAPD analysis of crop and wild species of Amaranthus. Theor. Appl. Genet. 95:865-873.
Number of accessions cited:
58
Kietlinski, K. D., F. Jimenez, E. N. Jellen, P. J. Maughan, S. M. Smith, & D. B. Pratt.
2014. Relationships between the weedy
Amaranthus hybridus
(Amaranthaceae) and the grain amaranths. Crop Sci. (Madison) 54:220-228.
DOI:
10.2135/cropsci2013.03.0173
.
Number of accessions cited:
52
Shinano, T., T. Watanabe, Q. Chu, & M. Osaki.
2014. Varietal difference in radiocesium uptake and transfer from radiocesium deposited soils in the genus Amaranthus. Soil Sci. Pl. Nutr. 60:809–817.
DOI:
10.1080/00380768.2014.922035
.
Note:
Listed as: Aroma
Number of accessions cited:
18
Sun, M., H. Chen, & F. C. Leung.
1999. Low-Cot DNA sequences for fingerprinting analysis of germplasm diversity and relaitonships in Amaranthus. Theor. Appl. Genet. 99:464-472.
Number of accessions cited:
24
Wu, Xinbo & M. W. Blair.
2017. Diversity in grain amaranths and relatives distinguished by genotyping by sequencing (GBS). Front. Plant Sci. 8:1960.
DOI:
10.3389/fpls.2017.01960
.
Number of accessions cited:
94
Xu, F. & M. Sun.
2001. Comparative analysis of phylogenetic relationships of grain amaranths and their wild relatives (Amaranthus; Amaranthaceae) using internal transcribed spacer, amplified fragment length polymorphism, and double- [truncated]. Molec. Phylogenet. Evol. 21:372-387.
Number of accessions cited:
26
Pedigree
Material Transfer Agreement
Observations
Phenotype Data
Category
Descriptor
Description
Value
Sample Size
Study
Inventory
Availability
GROWTH
GROWTH HABIT
GROWTH HABIT (USES THE IPGRI SYSTEM)
1 - ERECT
106
AMARANTH.AMES.1990
PI 568154 90ncao01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
ADULT STEM COLOR
ADULT STEM COLOR
RD - RED OR DARKER STEM WITH SOLID COLORING, CAN HAVE PINK OR RED BASE
106
AMARANTH.AMES.1990
PI 568154 90ncao01 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
106
AMARANTH.AMES.1990
PI 568154 90ncao01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
BRANCHING INDEX
BRANCHING INDEX (USES IPGRI SYSTEM)
1 - NO BRANCHES
106
AMARANTH.AMES.1990
PI 568154 90ncao01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
FLOWER COLOR
FLOWER COLOR
RED - DARK AMARANTHINE, DARKER THAN RHS RED-PURPLE 62B (RED OR PURPLE)
106
AMARANTH.AMES.1990
PI 568154 90ncao01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
HYPOCOTYL LENGTH
MEASURE IN MILLIMETERS FROM THE SOIL, OR THE TOP OF THE RADICAL, TO THE COTYLEDON ATTACHMENTS. FOR PLANTS THAT ARE NOT TRANSPLANTED, AND ARE MORE THAN A MONTH OLD.
40
106
AMARANTH.AMES.1990
PI 568154 90ncao01 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)
106
AMARANTH.AMES.1990
PI 568154 90ncao01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
PETIOLE PIGMENTATION
PETIOLE PIGMENTATION (MODIFIED IPGRI SYSTEM)
RD - DARK AMARANTHINE, RHS RED-PURPLE 61C, OR DARKER
106
AMARANTH.AMES.1990
PI 568154 90ncao01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
SEED COLOR
SEED COLOR frequency
BE - BROWN EDGES WITH BLACK SIDES (100%)
AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.1997
PI 568154 90ncai01 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.
100
300
AMARANTH.AMES.1990
PI 568154 90ncao01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
SEED SHAPE
SEED SHAPE
EB - ELLIPSOID OR OVOID WITH ROUNDED BULGING PERISPERM (100%)
AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.1997
PI 568154 90ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGY
TERMINAL INFLORESCENCE
TERMINAL INFLORESCENCE ATTITUDE
1 - ERECT
106
AMARANTH.AMES.1990
PI 568154 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.
.05
NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER
PI 568154 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.
.053
NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER
PI 568154 90ncai01 SD