Details for: PI 482057, Amaranthus spinosus L., TGR 340


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Amaranthus spinosus L.
Top Name:
TGR 340
Origin:
Collected – Zimbabwe
Received by NPGS:
Jan 1983
PI Assigned:
1983
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Seed200 countPI 482057 88ncai01 SD
 
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Amaranthus spinosus L.
Top Name:
TGR 340
Origin:
Collected – Zimbabwe
Received by NPGS:
Jan 1983
PI Assigned:
1983
Source History
Collected
30 April 1982.
Zimbabwe
Locality: Backyard, 10km S of Zaka, Victoria Province
Coordinates: -20.4167, 31.4167 (Map it)
Elevation: 720m.

Donated
January 1983.
Zimbabwe
Comment: Received through International Board for Plant Genetic Resources (IBPGR), Rome, Italy
Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
TGR 340
Type: Donor identifier
Gwarazimba et al. V.

Sn003
Type: Other or unclassified name
Used in publications by a research group at the University of Hong Kong. Listed in the Ph. D. thesis by Huaixiang Wu, 1998. Development of grain Amaranthus as a starch crop in China
Corke, Harold University of Hong Kong

CN211
Type: Exploration identifier
Group: BIOVERSITY
Mission ID for a Bioversity sponsored plant exploration. The link is for a collecting mission report.
, Bioversity International

Narrative
Leaves burnt and mixed for snuff. Infloresence pink pigmented.
Amaranthus spinosus L.
Genus:
Amaranthus
Subgenus:
Amaranthus
Family:
Amaranthaceae
Nomen number:

2804
Place of publication:

Sp. pl. 2:991. 1753
Verified:
03/12/2004 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishcarelessweed  1Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
Englishedlebur  1Lazarides, M. & B. Hince. 1993. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia
Englishneedlebur  1Girija, T. & Tabish. Flowers of India (on-line resource).
Englishprickly amaranth  1Girija, T. & Tabish. Flowers of India (on-line resource).
Englishprickly calalu  1Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
EnglishPrince-of-Wales-feather  1Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
Englishspiny amaranth  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Englishspiny pigweed  1Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
Englishthorny amaranth  1FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Englishthorny pigweed  1Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Chineseci xian刺苋 2Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Frenchépinard cochon  2Feuillet, C. 1998. pers. comm. Note: re. French common names
Frenchépinard malabre  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Germandorniger Fuchsschwanz  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
GermanMalabarspinat  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
India (Hindi)kanta chaulai  2Girija, T. & Tabish. Flowers of India (on-line resource).
India (Marathi)kante math  2Girija, T. & Tabish. Flowers of India (on-line resource).
Portuguese (Brazil)bredo-bravo  2Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Portuguese (Brazil)bredo-de-espinho  2Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Portuguese (Brazil)carurú-bravo  2Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Portuguese (Brazil)carurú-de-espinho  2Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Spanishbledo espinoso  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanishespinaca de Malabar  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanish (Mexico)quintonil  2Lira, R. et al., eds. 2016. Ethnobotany of Mexico Springer, New York, US. 114-115.
Swedishtaggamarant  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
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Herbarium specimen
  • USDA ARS NCRPIS. Located at NA. Identifier: PI 482057. Inventory sample: PI 482057.
Citations
  • Chan, K. F. & M. Sun. 1997. Genetic diversity and relationships detected by isozyme and RAPD analysis of crop and wild species of Amaranthus. Theor. Appl. Genet. 95:865-873. Number of accessions cited: 58
  • Jimenez-Aguilar, D. M. & M. Grusak. 2017. Minerals, vitamin C, phenolics, flavonoids and antioxidant activity of Amaranthus leafy vegetables. J. Food Compos. Analysis 58:33-39. DOI: 10.1016/j.jfca.2017.01.005. Number of accessions cited: 37
Pedigree

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Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
MORPHOLOGYSEED COLORSEED COLOR frequencyBE - BROWN EDGES WITH BLACK SIDES (100%) AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.1997PI 482057 88ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGYSEED SHAPESEED SHAPEEB - ELLIPSOID OR OVOID WITH ROUNDED BULGING PERISPERM (100%) AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.1997PI 482057 88ncai01 SD
PRODUCTIONHUNDRED SEED WEIGHTTHE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY..02 NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNERPI 482057 88ncai01 SD
PRODUCTIONHUNDRED SEED WEIGHTTHE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY..025 NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNERPI 482057 84ncpo01 SDNot Available