Details for: Ames 25134, Amaranthus cruentus L., CEN/IB/97/AMA 010

Summary Data

Taxonomy:

Amaranthus cruentus L.

Top Name:

CEN/IB/97/AMA 010

Origin:

Collected – Oyo, Nigeria

Maintained:

North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station

Received by NPGS:

22 Oct 1998

Improvement Status:

Cultivated material

Form Received:

Seed

Life Form:

Annual

Life Cycle:

Annual

Life Habit:

Forb

Backup Location:

National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation

Availability

Form	Quantity	Note	Inventory	Cart
Seed	200 count		Ames 25134 07ncai01 SD

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Core Passport Data

Taxonomy:

Amaranthus cruentus L.

Top Name:

CEN/IB/97/AMA 010

Origin:

Collected – Oyo, Nigeria

Maintained:

North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station

Received by NPGS:

22 Oct 1998

Improvement Status:

Cultivated material

Form Received:

Seed

Life Form:

Annual

Life Cycle:

Annual

Life Habit:

Forb

Source History

Collected

20 September 1997.
Oyo, Nigeria
Locality: Behind Alfa Lemidi Compound, Aba Paanu via Apata Ganga Area, Abeokuta Road, Ibadan.
Coordinates: 7.3833, 3.9000 (Map it)
Georeference protocol: Center of 3rd Order Admin Level
Environment description: Forest-savannah transition.
Number of plants sampled: 1
Comment: Plants were growing in frequent abundance. Latitude and longitude are for Ibadan.
Collector(s):

Adewusi, Hassan G., CENRAD

Donated

22 October 1998.
Oyo, Nigeria

Donor(s):

CENRAD

Accession Names and Identifiers

CEN/IB/97/AMA 010

Type: Institute identifier

Collection number.

CENRAD

Ames 25134

Type: Site identifier

Group: AMES

NC-7 Research Numbers

Narrative

An erect herb, ~25 cm high. Stem pure red, glabrous, and spineless. Leaves light green. Veins, midrib, petiole, and leaf margin reddish. Inflorescence spicale, fruit reddish, and seed mixture of brown, black, and golden yellow. However, the sample of original seeds at the NCRPIS included only black seeds as observed by David Brenner, January 2008.

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: 16 Jan 2008, from Amaranthus viridis L. 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	2	AMARANTH.AMES.2007.FALL	Ames 25134 98ncao01 SD	Not Available
GENSTOCK	MALE STERILITY	MALE STERILITY - POLLEN IS NOT VIABLE.	FERT - NO STERILITY OBSERVED	52	AMARANTH.AMES.2015.WINTER	Ames 25134 07ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	SEED ABSCISION	ABSCISION ZONES OF SEED HOLDING UTRICLES AT MATURITY.	EQ - UTRICLE SPLITS AT THE EQUATOR	2	AMARANTH.AMES.2007.FALL	Ames 25134 98ncao01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	SEED ABSCISION	ABSCISION ZONES OF SEED HOLDING UTRICLES AT MATURITY.	EQ - UTRICLE SPLITS AT THE EQUATOR	52	AMARANTH.AMES.2015.WINTER	Ames 25134 07ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	ADULT STEM COLOR	ADULT STEM COLOR	RB - RED OR DARKER BASE BUT GREEN STEM (60%)	52	AMARANTH.AMES.2015.WINTER	Ames 25134 07ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	ADULT STEM COLOR	ADULT STEM COLOR	ST - AMARANTHINE STRIPES ON STEM, CAN HAVE PINK OR RED BASE (100%)	2	AMARANTH.AMES.2007.FALL	Ames 25134 98ncao01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	ADULT STEM COLOR	ADULT STEM COLOR	ST - AMARANTHINE STRIPES ON STEM, CAN HAVE PINK OR RED BASE (40%)	52	AMARANTH.AMES.2015.WINTER	Ames 25134 07ncai01 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 (100%)	2	AMARANTH.AMES.2007.FALL	Ames 25134 98ncao01 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%)	52	AMARANTH.AMES.2015.WINTER	Ames 25134 07ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	FLOWER COLOR	FLOWER COLOR	RED - DARK AMARANTHINE, DARKER THAN RHS RED-PURPLE 62B (RED OR PURPLE) (30%)	52	AMARANTH.AMES.2015.WINTER	Ames 25134 07ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	FLOWER COLOR	FLOWER COLOR	RUF - RUFESCENT (MIXTURE OF RED AND GREEN PARTS OF FLOWERS, OR OTHERWISE A RUSTY LOOK) (100%)	2	AMARANTH.AMES.2007.FALL	Ames 25134 98ncao01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	FLOWER COLOR	FLOWER COLOR	RUF - RUFESCENT (MIXTURE OF RED AND GREEN PARTS OF FLOWERS, OR OTHERWISE A RUSTY LOOK) (70%)	52	AMARANTH.AMES.2015.WINTER	Ames 25134 07ncai01 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	52	AMARANTH.AMES.2015.WINTER	Ames 25134 07ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	PETIOLE PIGMENTATION	PETIOLE PIGMENTATION (MODIFIED IPGRI SYSTEM)	GN - GREEN (20%)		AMARANTH.AMES.2015.WINTER	Ames 25134 07ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	PETIOLE PIGMENTATION	PETIOLE PIGMENTATION (MODIFIED IPGRI SYSTEM)	RN - AMARANTHINE, IF ANY IS PRESENT AND LESS INTENSE THAN RHS RED-PURPLE 61C (100%)	2	AMARANTH.AMES.2007.FALL	Ames 25134 98ncao01 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 (80%)		AMARANTH.AMES.2015.WINTER	Ames 25134 07ncai01 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.	95.098	102	AMARANTH.AMES.2015.WINTER	Ames 25134 07ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	TAXONOMIC VERACITY	Taxonomic veracity with reference to the comment in Public GRIN "observation details", or to the GRIN species determination.	ATYP - ATYPICAL	2	AMARANTH.AMES.2007.FALL	Ames 25134 98ncao01 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.WINTER	Ames 25134 07ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	TERMINAL INFLORESCENCE	TERMINAL INFLORESCENCE ATTITUDE	5 - HORIZONTAL, HALF DROOP, OR ARCH SHAPED WITH THE MIDDLE OR TERMINAL THIRD HORIZONTAL	2	AMARANTH.AMES.2007.FALL	Ames 25134 98ncao01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	TERMINAL INFLORESCENCE	TERMINAL INFLORESCENCE ATTITUDE	5 - HORIZONTAL, HALF DROOP, OR ARCH SHAPED WITH THE MIDDLE OR TERMINAL THIRD HORIZONTAL	52	AMARANTH.AMES.2015.WINTER	Ames 25134 07ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	TERMINAL INFLORESCENCE	TERMINAL INFLORESCENCE ATTITUDE	7 - (1 = ERECT, 9 = DROOPING)	52	AMARANTH.AMES.2015.WINTER	Ames 25134 07ncai01 SD
PRODUCTION	HUNDRED SEED WEIGHT	THE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY.	.02		NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER	Ames 25134 98ncao01 SD	Not Available
PRODUCTION	HUNDRED SEED WEIGHT	THE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY.	.06		NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER	Ames 25134 07ncai01 SD