Details for: PI 511687, Amaranthus caudatus L., Achita


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Amaranthus caudatus L.
Top Name:
Achita
Origin:
Collected – Peru
Received by NPGS:
Oct 1984
PI Assigned:
1987
Improvement Status:
Cultivated material
Form Received:
Seed
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Amaranthus caudatus L.
Top Name:
Achita
Origin:
Collected – Peru
Received by NPGS:
Oct 1984
PI Assigned:
1987
Improvement Status:
Cultivated material
Form Received:
Seed
Source History
Collected
20 June 1979.
Peru
Locality: Market, Mayorista, Huancayo.
Elevation: 3200m.
Habitat: Market or shop
Environment description: Market

Collector(s):
Donated
October 1984.
California, United States

Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
Achita
Type: Local name

UC021
Type: Institute identifier
In a 1984 publication by Hauptli and Jain
Hauptli, H. University of California

21
Type: Donor identifier

RRC 561
Type: Donor identifier
Group: RODALE
From the Rodale Research Center (RRC), Pennsylvania

HH 21
Type: Collector identifier
Holly Hauptli, University of California, Davis.

Ames 5343
Type: Duplicate accession name
Group: AMES
NC-7 Research Numbers
USDA ARS NCRPIS

Narrative
The seeds are white, flowers pink, leaves green. The RRC class type is South American. It is said to be used as grain. There were severe disease problems. Observations from the Rodale Research Center, 1988 Rodale Amaranth Germplasm Catalog. Emmaus, PA.
Amaranthus caudatus L.
Genus:
Amaranthus
Subgenus:
Amaranthus
Family:
Amaranthaceae
Nomen number:

2789
Place of publication:

Sp. pl. 2:990. 1753
Verified:
02/04/2003 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Autonym(s)
Amaranthus caudatus L. subsp. caudatus
Amaranthus caudatus L. var. caudatus

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Amaranthus caudatus L. subsp. mantegazzianus (Pass.) Hanelt
Amaranthus caudatus L. subsp. saueri V. Jehlík
Amaranthus caudatus L. var. albiflorus Moq.
Amaranthus caudatus L. var. alopecurus Moq.
Amaranthus dussii Sprenger
Amaranthus edulis Speg.
Amaranthus mantegazzianus Pass.

Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishfoxtail  1Grubben, G. J. H. & Soetjipto Partohardjono, eds. 1996. Cereals. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 10:75.
Englishfoxtail amaranth  1FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
EnglishInca-wheat  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Englishlove-lies-bleeding  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Englishpurple amaranth  1FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Englishred-hot-cattail  1Grubben, G. J. H. & Soetjipto Partohardjono, eds. 1996. Cereals. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 10:75.
Englishtassel-flower  1Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Englishvelvet-flower  1Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Arabickef alemhena  2Migahid, A. M. 1988-1990. Flora of Saudi Arabia, ed. 3.
Chineselao qiang gu老枪谷 2Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Frenchamarante caudée  2Feuillet, C. 1998. pers. comm. Note: re. French common names
Frenchamarante queue-de-renard  2Demilly, D. et al. 1996. Liste alphabétique des principales espèces de plantes cultivées et de mauvaises herbes. Noms latins et noms français, ed. 6. Note: GEVES-SNES, Beaucouzé, France
Frenchdiscipline des religieux  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Frenchqueue de renard  2Grubben, G. J. H. & Soetjipto Partohardjono, eds. 1996. Cereals. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 10:75.
GermanGartenfuchsschwanz  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
GermanInkaweizen  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
India (Sanskrit)jataco  21961. Webster's third new international dictionary.
Japanese Rōmajihimo-geitō  2Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
Japanese Rōmajisennin-koku  2Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.).
Portuguesemoncos-de-Peru  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Quichua (Peru)coimi  2Soukup, J. 1970. Vocabulario de los nombres vulgares de la flora peruana.
Quichua (Peru)cuipa  2Soukup, J. 1970. Vocabulario de los nombres vulgares de la flora peruana.
Spanishachita  2Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
Spanishbledo francés  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanishkiwicha  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanishquilete  2FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Spanishtrigo del Inca  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Swedishrävsvans  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transcribed Koreanjulmaendeurami  2Lee, Y. N. 1997. Flora of Korea.
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Citations
  • Baturaygil, A. & K. Schmid. 2022. Characterization of flowering time in genebank accessions of grain amaranths and their wild relatives reveals signatures of domestication and local adaptation. Agron. Open Access 12(2):505. DOI: 10.3390/agronomy12020505. Number of accessions cited: 250
  • Hauptli, H. & S. Jain. 1984. Allozyme variation and evolutionary relationships of grain amaranths (Amaranthus spp.). Theor. Appl. Genet. 69:153-165. Number of accessions cited: 43
  • Hauptli, H., R. L. Lutz, & S. K. Jain. 1980. Germ plasm exploration in Central and South America. Proceedings of the 2nd Amaranth Conference, Kutztown, PA, 13-14 September 1979 117-122. Note: Collections in 1979 Number of accessions cited: 113
  • Stetter, M. G., M. Vidal-Villarejo, & K. J. Schmid. 2020. Parallel seed color adaptation during multiple domestication attempts of an ancient New World grain. Molec. Biol. Evol. 37(5):1407-1419. DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msz304. Number of accessions cited: 117
  • Wu, Xinbo & M. W. Blair. 2017. Diversity in grain amaranths and relatives distinguished by genotyping by sequencing (GBS). Front. Plant Sci. 8:1960. DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2017.01960. Number of accessions cited: 94
Pedigree

Observations

Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
CHEMICALSEED STARCH TYPETHE PERCENT OF OPAQUE PERISPERM SEEDS, WHICH STAIN REDISH-BROWN WITH IODINE, OR OBSERVED THROUGH LIGHT COLORED SEED COATS. A LOW PERCENT OPAQUE INDICATES A HIGH PERCENT TRANSLUCENT. REFERENCE: OKUNO AND SAKAGUCHI 1982 HEREDITY 73:467.100 AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.1997PI 511687 92ncai01 SD
GROWTHPLANT HEIGHTTHE HEIGHT OF ADULT PLANTS OR OF NON-FLOWERING PLANTS AT THE END OF THE GROWING SEASON. MEASURED IN CENTIMETERS FROM THE GROUND TO THE INFLORESCENCE TOP.14514AMA.AMES.2013.FIELD.D.PLANTED.AUG1PI 511687 92ncai01 SD
GROWTHPLANT HEIGHTTHE HEIGHT OF ADULT PLANTS OR OF NON-FLOWERING PLANTS AT THE END OF THE GROWING SEASON. MEASURED IN CENTIMETERS FROM THE GROUND TO THE INFLORESCENCE TOP.170 AMARANTH.AMES.1998.FIELDPI 511687 92ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGYADULT STEM COLORADULT STEM COLORRB - RED OR DARKER BASE BUT GREEN STEM (100%) AMA.AMES.2013.FIELD.D.PLANTED.AUG1PI 511687 92ncai01 SD
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%) AMARANTH.AMES.1998.FIELDPI 511687 92ncai01 SD
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%)14AMA.AMES.2013.FIELD.D.PLANTED.AUG1PI 511687 92ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGYFLOWER COLORFLOWER COLORGR - GREEN87AMARANTH.AMES.1992PI 511687 87ncpo01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYFLOWER COLORFLOWER COLORRUF - RUFESCENT (MIXTURE OF RED AND GREEN PARTS OF FLOWERS, OR OTHERWISE A RUSTY LOOK) AMARANTH.AMES.1998.FIELDPI 511687 92ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGYPETIOLE PIGMENTATIONPETIOLE PIGMENTATION (MODIFIED IPGRI SYSTEM)GN - GREEN AMARANTH.AMES.1998.FIELDPI 511687 92ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGYPETIOLE PIGMENTATIONPETIOLE PIGMENTATION (MODIFIED IPGRI SYSTEM)GN - GREEN (100%)14AMA.AMES.2013.FIELD.D.PLANTED.AUG1PI 511687 92ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGYSEED COLORSEED COLOR frequencyBR - DARK BROWN SEED COAT, RHS 175A to 200A (1%) AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.1997PI 511687 92ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGYSEED COLORSEED COLOR frequencyWH - WHITE SEED COAT, RHS ORANGE-WHITE 159A (99%) AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.1997PI 511687 92ncai01 SD
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.100300AMARANTH.AMES.1992PI 511687 87ncpo01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYSEED SHAPESEED SHAPERB - ROUND, WITH ROUNDED BULGING PERISPERM (100%) AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.1997PI 511687 92ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGYTERMINAL INFLORESCENCETERMINAL INFLORESCENCE ATTITUDE9 - DROOPING, WITH AT LEAST THE TERMINAL 2/3 HANGING VERTICALLY DOWN AMARANTH.AMES.1998.FIELDPI 511687 92ncai01 SD
PHENOLOGYADAPTATION FOR SEED MATURITYTHE SEED MATURITY BEFORE FROST.LATE - NO PLANTS MATURED SEED, THOUGH THE PLANTS WERE HEALTHY AMARANTH.AMES.1998.FIELDPI 511687 92ncai01 SD
PHENOLOGYADAPTATION FOR SEED MATURITYTHE SEED MATURITY BEFORE FROST.LATE - NO PLANTS MATURED SEED, THOUGH THE PLANTS WERE HEALTHY14AMA.AMES.2013.FIELD.D.PLANTED.AUG1PI 511687 92ncai01 SD
PRODUCTIONHUNDRED SEED WEIGHTTHE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY..06 NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNERPI 511687 92ncai01 SD
PRODUCTIONHUNDRED SEED WEIGHTTHE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY..062 NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNERPI 511687 90ncei01 SDNot Available
PRODUCTIONHUNDRED SEED WEIGHTTHE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY..064 NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNERPI 511687 90nceo01 SDNot Available
PRODUCTIONHUNDRED SEED WEIGHTTHE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY..072 NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNERPI 511687 86ncao01 SDNot Available
PRODUCTIONHUNDRED SEED WEIGHTTHE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY..1 NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNERPI 511687 87ncpo01 SDNot Available