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Details for: PI 576484,
Amaranthus dubius
Mart. ex Thell., NHA /29A
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Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Amaranthus dubius
Mart. ex Thell.
Top Name:
NHA /29A
Origin:
Donated – Oyo, Nigeria
Maintained:
North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station
Received by NPGS:
23 Aug 1985
Form Received:
Seed
Backup Location:
National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation
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Seed
200 count
PI 576484 07ncai01 SD
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Amaranthus dubius
Mart. ex Thell.
Top Name:
NHA /29A
Origin:
Donated – Oyo, Nigeria
Maintained:
North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station
Received by NPGS:
23 Aug 1985
Form Received:
Seed
Source History
Donated
23 August 1985.
Oyo, Nigeria
Donor(s):
Badra, T., National Horticultural Research Institute
Accession Names and Identifiers
NHA /29A
Type: Donor identifier
Ames 13475
Type: Site identifier
Group: AMES
NC-7
USDA ARS NCRPIS
Narrative
Amaranthus dubius
Mart. ex Thell.
Genus:
Amaranthus
Subgenus:
Amaranthus
Family:
Amaranthaceae
Nomen number:
101534
Place of publication:
Fl. adv. Montpellier 203. 1912 Jan (Mém. Soc. Sci. Nat. Math. Cherbourg 38(sér. 4, vol. 8):679. 1912; P. F. A. Ascherson & K. O. R. P. P. Graebner, Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 5(1):265. 1914)
Verified:
05/26/2004
by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Common names
Language
Name
Alternate name
note
seq
Citation
English
spleen amaranth
1
Markle, G. M. et al., eds.
1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
French
brède de Malabar
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Portuguese (Brazil)
carurú
2
Groth, D.
2005. pers. comm.
Note:
re. Brazilian common names
Spanish
bledo
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanish
bledos malezas
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanish
pira
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.
Name
References
Annotations
Taxonomic Re-Identification:
20 Aug 1993, from
Amaranthus
spp. to
Amaranthus dubius
Mart. ex Thell.
Taxonomic Re-Identification:
22 Sep 1993, from
Amaranthus cruentus
L. to
Amaranthus dubius
Mart. ex Thell.
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GENSTOCK
MALE STERILITY
MALE STERILITY - POLLEN IS NOT VIABLE.
FERT - NO STERILITY OBSERVED
8
AMARANTH.AMES.2007.WINTER
PI 576484 90ncao01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
SEED ABSCISION
ABSCISION ZONES OF SEED HOLDING UTRICLES AT MATURITY.
TE - UTRICLE ABCISES WITH TEPALS, THEN SPLITS AT THE EQUATOR
8
AMARANTH.AMES.2007.WINTER
PI 576484 90ncao01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
ADULT STEM COLOR
ADULT STEM COLOR
RB - RED OR DARKER BASE BUT GREEN STEM (100%)
8
AMARANTH.AMES.2007.WINTER
PI 576484 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.
GN - NORMAL GREEN (100%)
AMARANTH.AMES.2007.WINTER
PI 576484 90ncao01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
FLOWER COLOR
FLOWER COLOR
GR - GREEN (100%)
8
AMARANTH.AMES.2007.WINTER
PI 576484 90ncao01 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
8
AMARANTH.AMES.2007.WINTER
PI 576484 90ncao01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
SEED COLOR
SEED COLOR frequency
BE - BROWN EDGES WITH BLACK SIDES (100%)
AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.1997
PI 576484 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
15
AMARANTH.AMES.1991
PI 576484 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.
100
8
AMARANTH.AMES.2007.WINTER
PI 576484 90ncao01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
SEED SHAPE
SEED SHAPE
EB - ELLIPSOID OR OVOID WITH ROUNDED BULGING PERISPERM (100%)
AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.1997
PI 576484 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
8
AMARANTH.AMES.2007.WINTER
PI 576484 90ncao01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
TERMINAL INFLORESCENCE
TERMINAL INFLORESCENCE ATTITUDE
1 - ERECT
8
AMARANTH.AMES.2007.WINTER
PI 576484 90ncao01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
TERMINAL INFLORESCENCE
TERMINAL INFLORESCENCE ATTITUDE
5 - HORIZONTAL, HALF DROOP, OR ARCH SHAPED WITH THE MIDDLE OR TERMINAL THIRD HORIZONTAL
8
AMARANTH.AMES.2007.WINTER
PI 576484 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.
.028
NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER
PI 576484 07ncai01 SD
PRODUCTION
HUNDRED SEED WEIGHT
THE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY.
.034
NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER
PI 576484 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.
.034
NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER
PI 576484 91ncai01 SD
Not Available