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Details for: PI 698396,
Amaranthus dubius
Mart. ex Thell., RRC 1279
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Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Amaranthus dubius
Mart. ex Thell.
Top Name:
RRC 1279
Origin:
Collected – Niger
Maintained:
North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station
Received by NPGS:
07 Jun 1990
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Backup Location:
National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation
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Seed
200 count
PI 698396 21ncai01 SD
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Amaranthus dubius
Mart. ex Thell.
Top Name:
RRC 1279
Origin:
Collected – Niger
Maintained:
North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station
Received by NPGS:
07 Jun 1990
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Source History
Collected
PRE 01 January 1986.
Niger
Locality:
Maradi, from INRAN gardens, Tarna
Coordinates:
13.5010, 7.1036
(Map it)
Elevation:
362m.
Georeference protocol:
Center of 3rd Order Admin Level
Comment:
Local amaranth, each branch has a seed head
Donated
January 1986.
Massachusetts, United States
Comment:
received at the RRC
Donor(s):
Gorman, C.T.
07 June 1990.
Pennsylvania, United States
Donor(s):
Reider, Carolyn, Rodale Research Center
Accession Names and Identifiers
RRC 1279
Type: Institute identifier
Group: RODALE
From the Rodale Research Center (RRC), Pennsylvania
Rodale Research Center
1
Type: Collector identifier
documented in the RRC log-in book
Gorman, C.T.
Ames 15201
Type: Site identifier
Group: AMES
NC-7 Research Numbers
USDA ARS NCRPIS
Narrative
The seeds are black, flowers green, leaves green. The RRC class type is: vegetable. It was very uniform. Observations from the Rodale Research Center, 1988 Rodale Amaranth Germplasm Catlaog. Emmaus, PA. Seed shipped with closing of Rodale Amaranthus program. On packet: branching, each branch has seed head, 1-1.5m tall, not a large panicle.
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.
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Phenotype Data
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GENSTOCK
MALE STERILITY
MALE STERILITY - POLLEN IS NOT VIABLE.
FERT - NO STERILITY OBSERVED
219
AMARANTH.AMES.2021.FALL.CAMPUS.GH
PI 698396 90ncao01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
SEED ABSCISION
ABSCISION ZONES OF SEED HOLDING UTRICLES AT MATURITY.
EQ - UTRICLE SPLITS AT THE EQUATOR
219
AMARANTH.AMES.2021.FALL.CAMPUS.GH
PI 698396 90ncao01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
ADULT STEM COLOR
ADULT STEM COLOR
ST - AMARANTHINE STRIPES ON STEM, CAN HAVE PINK OR RED BASE (100%)
219
AMARANTH.AMES.2021.FALL.CAMPUS.GH
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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.
GD - DARK GREEN (100%)
219
AMARANTH.AMES.2021.FALL.CAMPUS.GH
PI 698396 90ncao01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
FLOWER COLOR
FLOWER COLOR
GR - GREEN
99
AMARANTH.AMES.1992
PI 698396 90ncao01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
FLOWER COLOR
FLOWER COLOR
GR - GREEN (100%)
219
AMARANTH.AMES.2021.FALL.CAMPUS.GH
PI 698396 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 (0%)
219
AMARANTH.AMES.2021.FALL.CAMPUS.GH
PI 698396 90ncao01 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%)
219
AMARANTH.AMES.2021.FALL.CAMPUS.GH
PI 698396 90ncao01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
SEED COLOR
SEED COLOR frequency
BE - BROWN EDGES WITH BLACK SIDES (100%)
AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.1997
PI 698396 92ncai01 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
157
AMARANTH.AMES.1992
PI 698396 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
303
AMARANTH.AMES.2021.FALL.CAMPUS.GH
PI 698396 90ncao01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
SEED SHAPE
SEED SHAPE
RB - ROUND, WITH ROUNDED BULGING PERISPERM (100%)
AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.1997
PI 698396 92ncai01 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
219
AMARANTH.AMES.2021.FALL.CAMPUS.GH
PI 698396 90ncao01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
TERMINAL INFLORESCENCE
TERMINAL INFLORESCENCE ATTITUDE
5 - HORIZONTAL, HALF DROOP, OR ARCH SHAPED WITH THE MIDDLE OR TERMINAL THIRD HORIZONTAL
219
AMARANTH.AMES.2021.FALL.CAMPUS.GH
PI 698396 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.
.03
NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER
PI 698396 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.
.03
NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER
PI 698396 92ncai01 SD
Not Available
PRODUCTION
HUNDRED SEED WEIGHT
THE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY.
.031
NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER
PI 698396 21ncai01 SD