Details for: PI 576468, Amaranthus cruentus L., NHA /34B

Summary Data

Taxonomy:

Amaranthus cruentus L.

Top Name:

NHA /34B

Origin:

Donated – Oyo, Nigeria

Maintained:

North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station

Received by NPGS:

23 Aug 1985

Improvement Status:

Cultivated material

Form Received:

Seed

Backup Location:

National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation

Availability

Form	Quantity	Note	Inventory	Cart
Seed	200 count		PI 576468 20ncai02 SD

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Core Passport Data

Taxonomy:

Amaranthus cruentus L.

Top Name:

NHA /34B

Origin:

Donated – Oyo, Nigeria

Maintained:

North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station

Received by NPGS:

23 Aug 1985

Improvement Status:

Cultivated material

Form Received:

Seed

Source History

Donated

23 August 1985.
Oyo, Nigeria

Donor(s):

Badra, T., National Horticultural Research Institute

Accession Names and Identifiers

NHA /34B

Type: Donor identifier

Ames 13479

Type: Site identifier

Group: AMES

NC-7

USDA ARS NCRPIS

Narrative

An African vegetable type.

Amaranthus cruentus L.

Genus:

Amaranthus

Subgenus:

Amaranthus

Family:

Amaranthaceae

Nomen number:

70070

Place of publication:

Syst. nat. ed. 10, 2:1269. 1759

Protologue link:

https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/587188

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)
Amaranthus hybridus L. subsp. cruentus (L.) Thell.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Amaranthus chlorostachys Willd.
Amaranthus flavus L.
Amaranthus paniculatus L.

Common names

Language	Name	Alternate name	seq	Citation
English	African-spinach		1	Costea, M. et al. 2001. Preliminary results toward a revision of the Amaranthus hybridus species complex (Amaranthaceae). Sida 19:945-949.
English	blood amaranth		1	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
English	bush greens		1	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
English	caterpillar amaranth		1	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
English	Indian-spinach		1	PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
English	panicled amaranth		1	Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
English	purple amaranth		1	Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
English	red amaranth		1	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
English	red shank		1	Jessop, J. P. & H. R. Toelken, eds. 1986. Flora of South Australia, ed. 4.
English	Sudan-spinach		1	Costea, M. et al. 2001. Preliminary results toward a revision of the Amaranthus hybridus species complex (Amaranthaceae). Sida 19:945-949.
English	wild amaranth		1	Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
Chinese	lao ya gu	老鸦谷	2	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
French	amarante		2	PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
French	amarante étalée		2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
French	queue de renard		2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
German	Rispenfuchsschwanz		2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
German	rispiger Fuchsschwanz		2	Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 2:1197.
Portuguese	amaranto		2	PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
Portuguese	bredo		2	PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
Spanish	achita		2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanish	bledo		2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanish (Mexico)	quintonil		2	Lira, R. et al., eds. 2016. Ethnobotany of Mexico Springer, New York, US. 114-115.
Swedish	blodamarant		2	Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)

Annotations

Taxonomic Re-Identification: 20 Aug 1993, from Amaranthus spp. to Amaranthus cruentus L.

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	108	AMARANTH.AMES.2015.FALL	PI 576468 91ncai01 SD	Not Available
GENSTOCK	MALE STERILITY	MALE STERILITY - POLLEN IS NOT VIABLE.	FERT - NO STERILITY OBSERVED	93	AMARANTH.AMES.2020.FALL.CAMPUS.GH	PI 576468 91ncai01 SD	Not Available
GENSTOCK	MALE STERILITY	MALE STERILITY - POLLEN IS NOT VIABLE.	FERT - NO STERILITY OBSERVED	17	AMARANTH.AMES.2021.FIELD	PI 576468 20ncai02 SD
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.	170	17	AMARANTH.AMES.2021.FIELD	PI 576468 20ncai02 SD
MORPHOLOGY	SEED ABSCISION	ABSCISION ZONES OF SEED HOLDING UTRICLES AT MATURITY.	EQ - UTRICLE SPLITS AT THE EQUATOR	108	AMARANTH.AMES.2015.FALL	PI 576468 91ncai01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	SEED ABSCISION	ABSCISION ZONES OF SEED HOLDING UTRICLES AT MATURITY.	EQ - UTRICLE SPLITS AT THE EQUATOR	93	AMARANTH.AMES.2020.FALL.CAMPUS.GH	PI 576468 91ncai01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	SEED ABSCISION	ABSCISION ZONES OF SEED HOLDING UTRICLES AT MATURITY.	EQ - UTRICLE SPLITS AT THE EQUATOR	17	AMARANTH.AMES.2021.FIELD	PI 576468 20ncai02 SD
MORPHOLOGY	ADULT STEM COLOR	ADULT STEM COLOR	GN - GREEN (100%)	17	AMARANTH.AMES.2021.FIELD	PI 576468 20ncai02 SD
MORPHOLOGY	ADULT STEM COLOR	ADULT STEM COLOR	GN - GREEN (5%)	108	AMARANTH.AMES.2015.FALL	PI 576468 91ncai01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	ADULT STEM COLOR	ADULT STEM COLOR	PB - PINK BASE BUT GREEN STEM (25%)	108	AMARANTH.AMES.2015.FALL	PI 576468 91ncai01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	ADULT STEM COLOR	ADULT STEM COLOR	RB - RED OR DARKER BASE BUT GREEN STEM (100%)	93	AMARANTH.AMES.2020.FALL.CAMPUS.GH	PI 576468 91ncai01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	ADULT STEM COLOR	ADULT STEM COLOR	RB - RED OR DARKER BASE BUT GREEN STEM (70%)	108	AMARANTH.AMES.2015.FALL	PI 576468 91ncai01 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 (20%)	93	AMARANTH.AMES.2020.FALL.CAMPUS.GH	PI 576468 91ncai01 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 (5%)	108	AMARANTH.AMES.2015.FALL	PI 576468 91ncai01 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 (100%)	17	AMARANTH.AMES.2021.FIELD	PI 576468 20ncai02 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 (95%)	108	AMARANTH.AMES.2015.FALL	PI 576468 91ncai01 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.	SP - SPECKLED (30%)	108	AMARANTH.AMES.2015.FALL	PI 576468 91ncai01 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.	SP - SPECKLED (80%)	93	AMARANTH.AMES.2020.FALL.CAMPUS.GH	PI 576468 91ncai01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	BRANCHING INDEX	BRANCHING INDEX (USES IPGRI SYSTEM)	FAC - Facultative, mostly no branching, but some plants branch especially at the ends of the rows where sunlight reaches the side of the plant (started recording this in 2020).	17	AMARANTH.AMES.2021.FIELD	PI 576468 20ncai02 SD
MORPHOLOGY	FLOWER COLOR	FLOWER COLOR	GR - GREEN (20%)	93	AMARANTH.AMES.2020.FALL.CAMPUS.GH	PI 576468 91ncai01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	FLOWER COLOR	FLOWER COLOR	GR - GREEN (25%)	108	AMARANTH.AMES.2015.FALL	PI 576468 91ncai01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	FLOWER COLOR	FLOWER COLOR	RED - DARK AMARANTHINE, DARKER THAN RHS RED-PURPLE 62B (RED OR PURPLE)	12	AMARANTH.AMES.1991	PI 576468 90ncao01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	FLOWER COLOR	FLOWER COLOR	RED - DARK AMARANTHINE, DARKER THAN RHS RED-PURPLE 62B (RED OR PURPLE) (75%)	108	AMARANTH.AMES.2015.FALL	PI 576468 91ncai01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	FLOWER COLOR	FLOWER COLOR	RUF - RUFESCENT (MIXTURE OF RED AND GREEN PARTS OF FLOWERS, OR OTHERWISE A RUSTY LOOK) (100%)	17	AMARANTH.AMES.2021.FIELD	PI 576468 20ncai02 SD
MORPHOLOGY	FLOWER COLOR	FLOWER COLOR	RUF - RUFESCENT (MIXTURE OF RED AND GREEN PARTS OF FLOWERS, OR OTHERWISE A RUSTY LOOK) (80%)	93	AMARANTH.AMES.2020.FALL.CAMPUS.GH	PI 576468 91ncai01 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)	17	AMARANTH.AMES.2021.FIELD	PI 576468 20ncai02 SD
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%)	108	AMARANTH.AMES.2015.FALL	PI 576468 91ncai01 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%)	93	AMARANTH.AMES.2020.FALL.CAMPUS.GH	PI 576468 91ncai01 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%)	17	AMARANTH.AMES.2021.FIELD	PI 576468 20ncai02 SD
MORPHOLOGY	MORPHOLOGICAL GROUP	MORPHOLOGICAL GROUP, BASED ON THE RODALE RESEARCH CENTER SYSTEM.	CRVAFT - A. cruentus Cultivated Vegetable African Typical green Kauffman 1992 Food Reviews International 8:165-185	108	AMARANTH.AMES.2015.FALL	PI 576468 91ncai01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	MORPHOLOGICAL GROUP	MORPHOLOGICAL GROUP, BASED ON THE RODALE RESEARCH CENTER SYSTEM.	CRVAFT - A. cruentus Cultivated Vegetable African Typical green Kauffman 1992 Food Reviews International 8:165-185	93	AMARANTH.AMES.2020.FALL.CAMPUS.GH	PI 576468 91ncai01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	MORPHOLOGICAL GROUP	MORPHOLOGICAL GROUP, BASED ON THE RODALE RESEARCH CENTER SYSTEM.	CRVRED - A. cruentus Cultivated Vegetable Red but otherwise similar to African type Kauffman 1992 Food Reviews International 8:165-185	17	AMARANTH.AMES.2021.FIELD	PI 576468 20ncai02 SD
MORPHOLOGY	PETIOLE PIGMENTATION	PETIOLE PIGMENTATION (MODIFIED IPGRI SYSTEM)	GN - GREEN (100%)	93	AMARANTH.AMES.2020.FALL.CAMPUS.GH	PI 576468 91ncai01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	PETIOLE PIGMENTATION	PETIOLE PIGMENTATION (MODIFIED IPGRI SYSTEM)	GN - GREEN (100%)	17	AMARANTH.AMES.2021.FIELD	PI 576468 20ncai02 SD
MORPHOLOGY	PETIOLE PIGMENTATION	PETIOLE PIGMENTATION (MODIFIED IPGRI SYSTEM)	GN - GREEN (60%)		AMARANTH.AMES.2015.FALL	PI 576468 91ncai01 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 (40%)		AMARANTH.AMES.2015.FALL	PI 576468 91ncai01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	SEED COLOR	SEED COLOR frequency	BR - DARK BROWN SEED COAT, RHS 175A to 200A (100%)		AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.1997	PI 576468 91ncai01 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.2020.WINTER	PI 576468 90ncao01 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.	91.7	12	AMARANTH.AMES.1991	PI 576468 90ncao01 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.	96.4286	140	AMARANTH.AMES.2020.FALL.CAMPUS.GH	PI 576468 91ncai01 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.	97	100	AMARANTH.AMES.2015.FALL	PI 576468 91ncai01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	SEED SHAPE	SEED SHAPE	EB - ELLIPSOID OR OVOID WITH ROUNDED BULGING PERISPERM (100%)		AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.1997	PI 576468 91ncai01 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		AMARANTH.AMES.2015.FALL	PI 576468 91ncai01 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	93	AMARANTH.AMES.2020.FALL.CAMPUS.GH	PI 576468 91ncai01 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	17	AMARANTH.AMES.2021.FIELD	PI 576468 20ncai02 SD
MORPHOLOGY	TERMINAL INFLORESCENCE	TERMINAL INFLORESCENCE ATTITUDE	1 - ERECT	93	AMARANTH.AMES.2020.FALL.CAMPUS.GH	PI 576468 91ncai01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	TERMINAL INFLORESCENCE	TERMINAL INFLORESCENCE ATTITUDE	1 - ERECT	17	AMARANTH.AMES.2021.FIELD	PI 576468 20ncai02 SD
MORPHOLOGY	TERMINAL INFLORESCENCE	TERMINAL INFLORESCENCE ATTITUDE	5 - HORIZONTAL, HALF DROOP, OR ARCH SHAPED WITH THE MIDDLE OR TERMINAL THIRD HORIZONTAL	108	AMARANTH.AMES.2015.FALL	PI 576468 91ncai01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	TERMINAL INFLORESCENCE	TERMINAL INFLORESCENCE ATTITUDE	5 - HORIZONTAL, HALF DROOP, OR ARCH SHAPED WITH THE MIDDLE OR TERMINAL THIRD HORIZONTAL	93	AMARANTH.AMES.2020.FALL.CAMPUS.GH	PI 576468 91ncai01 SD	Not Available
PHENOLOGY	ADAPTATION FOR SEED MATURITY	THE SEED MATURITY BEFORE FROST.	FULL - MORE THAN 90% OF THE PLANTS MATURED A HEALTHY SEED CROP	17	AMARANTH.AMES.2021.FIELD	PI 576468 20ncai02 SD
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 576468 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.	.04		NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER	PI 576468 91ncai01 SD	Not Available
PRODUCTION	HUNDRED SEED WEIGHT	THE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY.	.045		NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER	PI 576468 20ncai02 SD