Details for: PI 604590, Amaranthus hybridus L., chichiquelit rojo

Summary Data

Taxonomy:

Amaranthus hybridus L.

Top Name:

chichiquelit rojo

Origin:

Collected – Puebla, Mexico

Maintained:

North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station

Received by NPGS:

02 Oct 1995

Improvement Status:

Landrace

Form Received:

Seed

Life Form:

Annual

Life Cycle:

Annual

Backup Location:

National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation

Availability

Form	Quantity	Note	Inventory	Cart
Seed	200 count		PI 604590 96ncai01 SD

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Core Passport Data

Taxonomy:

Amaranthus hybridus L.

Top Name:

chichiquelit rojo

Origin:

Collected – Puebla, Mexico

Maintained:

North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station

Received by NPGS:

02 Oct 1995

Improvement Status:

Landrace

Form Received:

Seed

Life Form:

Annual

Life Cycle:

Annual

Source History

Collected

14 April 1993.
Puebla, Mexico
Locality: Huahuaxtla, at the begining of the path to Ocotepec de Cardenas, Municipal of Xochitlan.
Coordinates: 19.9167, -97.6333 (Map it)
Elevation: 1600m.

Collector(s):

Mapes, Cristina, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico

Accession Names and Identifiers

chichiquelit rojo

Type: Local name

quintonil rojo

Type: Local name

Mapes 876

Type: Collector identifier

Ames 22691

Type: Site identifier

Group: AMES

NC-7 Research Numbers

USDA ARS NCRPIS

Narrative

Seeds black. Used to make atole during the "santa" week.

Amaranthus hybridus L.

Genus:

Amaranthus

Subgenus:

Amaranthus

Family:

Amaranthaceae

Nomen number:

2795

Place of publication:

Sp. pl. 2:990. 1753

Comment:

Amaranthus hybridus auct., in part = A. hypochondriacus

Typification:

View in Linnean Typification Project

Verified:

02/04/2003 by ARS Systematic Botanists.

Other conspecific taxa

Amaranthus hybridus subsp. hypochondriacus (0 active accession[s])
Amaranthus hybridus subsp. powellii (0 active accession[s])

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Autonym(s)
Amaranthus hybridus L. subsp. hybridus
Amaranthus hybridus L. var. hybridus

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Amaranthus incurvatus Timeroy ex Gren. & Godr.
Amaranthus patulus Bertol.

Invalid Designation(s)
Amaranthus chlorostachys auct.

Common names

Language	Name	Alternate name	note	seq	Citation
English	green amaranth			1	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
English	green pigweed			1	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
English	hybrid amaranth			1	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
English	slim amaranth			1	Lazarides, M. & B. Hince. 1993. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia
English	smooth amaranth			1	McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
English	smooth pigweed			1	Terrell, E. E. et al. 1986. Agricultural Handbook no. 505
English	spleen amaranth			1	Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
English	wild cabbage			1	Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
Chinese	lü sui xian	绿穗苋		2	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Chinese	tai wan xian	台湾苋	as Amaranthus patulus	2	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
English (Canada)	smooth pigweed		Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada official name	2	Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 89.
French (Canada)	amarante hybride		Agriculture & Agroalimentaire Canada nom officiel	2	Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 89.
German	ausgebreiteter Fuchsschwanz			2	Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 2:1197.
Japanese Rōmaji	hoso-ao-geitō			2	Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
Spanish (Mexico)	quintonil			2	Pérez-Negrón, E. & A. Casas. 2007. Use, extraction rates and spatial availability of plant resources in the Tehuacán-Cuicatlán valley, Mexico: The case of Santiago Quiotepec, Oaxaca. J. Arid Environm. 70:356-379. DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2006.12.016. Note: cites this species as locally gathered and consumed
Swedish	nålamarant			2	Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)

Annotations

Taxonomic Re-Identification: 19 Apr 1996, from Amaranthus spp. to Amaranthus hybridus 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	9	AMARANTH.AMES.2001	PI 604590 96ncai01 SD
GROWTH	GROWTH HABIT	GROWTH HABIT (USES THE IPGRI SYSTEM)	1 - ERECT	76	AMARANTH.AMES.1996	PI 604590 95ncao01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	SEED ABSCISION	ABSCISION ZONES OF SEED HOLDING UTRICLES AT MATURITY.	EQ - UTRICLE SPLITS AT THE EQUATOR	9	AMARANTH.AMES.2001	PI 604590 96ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	ADULT STEM COLOR	ADULT STEM COLOR	RB - RED OR DARKER BASE BUT GREEN STEM	76	AMARANTH.AMES.1996	PI 604590 95ncao01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	ADULT STEM COLOR	ADULT STEM COLOR	ST - AMARANTHINE STRIPES ON STEM, CAN HAVE PINK OR RED BASE (100%)	9	AMARANTH.AMES.2001	PI 604590 96ncai01 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.	GN - NORMAL GREEN	76	AMARANTH.AMES.1996	PI 604590 95ncao01 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	76	AMARANTH.AMES.1996	PI 604590 95ncao01 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 (100%)	9	AMARANTH.AMES.2001	PI 604590 96ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	BRACT LENGTH IN MILLIMETERS	BRACT LENGTH IN MILLIMETERS	3	76	AMARANTH.AMES.1996	PI 604590 95ncao01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	BRANCHING INDEX	BRANCHING INDEX (USES IPGRI SYSTEM)	9 - BRANCHES ALL ALONG THE STEM	76	AMARANTH.AMES.1996	PI 604590 95ncao01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	FLOWER COLOR	FLOWER COLOR	GR - GREEN	76	AMARANTH.AMES.1996	PI 604590 95ncao01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	FLOWER COLOR	FLOWER COLOR	GR - GREEN (100%)	9	AMARANTH.AMES.2001	PI 604590 96ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	INFLORESCENCE DENSITY	INFLORESCENCE DENSITY (IPGRI SYSTEM)	6 - (1 = LAX, 9 = DENSE)	76	AMARANTH.AMES.1996	PI 604590 95ncao01 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)	76	AMARANTH.AMES.1996	PI 604590 95ncao01 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)	9	AMARANTH.AMES.2001	PI 604590 96ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	MARBLED INFLORESCENCE	INFLORESCENCE ON ANY OF THE PLANTS MARBLED, SO GROUPS OF FLOWERS HAVE CONTRASTING COLORS (OCCASIONAL ON A. cruentus).	MARB - PRESENT	76	AMARANTH.AMES.1996	PI 604590 95ncao01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	MORPHOLOGICAL GROUP	MORPHOLOGICAL GROUP, BASED ON THE RODALE RESEARCH CENTER SYSTEM.	WILD - WILD (INCLUDES ALL WEEDS)	76	AMARANTH.AMES.1996	PI 604590 95ncao01 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 (100%)	9	AMARANTH.AMES.2001	PI 604590 96ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	SEED COLOR	SEED COLOR frequency	BE - BROWN EDGES WITH BLACK SIDES (100%)		AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.1997	PI 604590 96ncai01 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	80	AMARANTH.AMES.2001	PI 604590 96ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	SEED SHAPE	SEED SHAPE	RB - ROUND, WITH ROUNDED BULGING PERISPERM (100%)		AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.1997	PI 604590 96ncai01 SD
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	9	AMARANTH.AMES.2001	PI 604590 96ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	TERMINAL INFLORESCENCE	TERMINAL INFLORESCENCE ATTITUDE	5 - HORIZONTAL, HALF DROOP, OR ARCH SHAPED WITH THE MIDDLE OR TERMINAL THIRD HORIZONTAL	9	AMARANTH.AMES.2001	PI 604590 96ncai01 SD
PRODUCTION	HUNDRED SEED WEIGHT	THE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY.	.022		NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER	PI 604590 95ncao01 SD	Not Available
PRODUCTION	HUNDRED SEED WEIGHT	THE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY.	.03		NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER	PI 604590 96ncai01 SD