Details for: PI 641050, Amaranthus viridis L., CEN/IB/97/AMA 012


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Amaranthus viridis L.
Top Name:
CEN/IB/97/AMA 012
Origin:
Collected – Oyo, Nigeria
Received by NPGS:
22 Oct 1998
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Availability
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Seed200 countPI 641050 99ncai01 SD
 
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Amaranthus viridis L.
Top Name:
CEN/IB/97/AMA 012
Origin:
Collected – Oyo, Nigeria
Received by NPGS:
22 Oct 1998
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Source History
Collected
20 January 1998.
Oyo, Nigeria
Locality: CENRAD Headquarters, 5 Akinola Maja Avenue, Jericho Hills, Ibadan.
Coordinates: 7.3833, 3.9000 (Map it)
Georeference protocol: Center of 3rd Order Admin Level
Environment description: Forest transition.
Number of plants sampled: 1
Comment: Plants were growing in occasional abundance. Latitude and longitude are for Ibadan.
Collector(s):
Donated
22 October 1998.
Oyo, Nigeria

Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
CEN/IB/97/AMA 012
Type: Institute identifier
Collection number.
CENRAD

Ames 25130
Type: Site identifier
Group: AMES
NC-7 Research Numbers

Narrative
Short, erect herb, average plant height ~24 cm. Leaves small and deep green, alternately arranged. Fruit brownish. Stem purplish, ribbed, without branches. Prominent nerves, midrib light green beneath.
Amaranthus viridis L.
Genus:
Amaranthus
Subgenus:
Albersia
Family:
Amaranthaceae
Nomen number:

2808
Place of publication:

Sp. pl. ed. 2, 2:1405. 1763
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
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishgreen amaranth  1Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Englishpigweed  1Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
EnglishPrince-of-Wales-feather  1Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
Englishslender amaranth  1Terrell, E. E. et al. 1986. Agricultural Handbook no. 505
Englishtropical green amaranth  1FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Chinesezhou guo xian皱果苋 2Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Frenchamarante verte  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Germangrüner Amarant  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Portuguesecararu  2Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
Portuguese (Brazil)bredo  2Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Portuguese (Brazil)carurú-comum  2Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Portuguese (Brazil)carurú-de-mancha  2Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Portuguese (Brazil)carurú-de-porco  2Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Portuguese (Brazil)carurú-de-soldado  2Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Spanishbledo  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Annotations
  • Taxonomic Re-Identification: 09 Dec 1999, from Amaranthus spp. to Amaranthus viridis L.
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Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
MORPHOLOGYSEED ABSCISIONABSCISION ZONES OF SEED HOLDING UTRICLES AT MATURITY.TB - UTRICLE ABCISES WITH TEPALS, THEN BURSTS IRREGULARLY26AMARANTH.AMES.1999.FALLPI 641050 98ncao01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYBLADE PIGMENTATIONBLADE 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%)26AMARANTH.AMES.1999.FALLPI 641050 98ncao01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYFLOWER COLORFLOWER COLORGR - GREEN (100%)26AMARANTH.AMES.1999.FALLPI 641050 98ncao01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYPETIOLE PIGMENTATIONPETIOLE PIGMENTATION (MODIFIED IPGRI SYSTEM)GN - GREEN (100%)26AMARANTH.AMES.1999.FALLPI 641050 98ncao01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYSEEDLING COLORTHE 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.1009AMARANTH.AMES.1999.FALLPI 641050 98ncao01 SDNot Available
PRODUCTIONHUNDRED SEED WEIGHTTHE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY..02 NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNERPI 641050 98ncao01 SDNot Available
PRODUCTIONHUNDRED SEED WEIGHTTHE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY..04 NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNERPI 641050 99ncai01 SD