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Taxon:  Amaranthus hypochondriacus L.



Summary
Genus:
Amaranthus
Subgenus:
Amaranthus
Family:
Amaranthaceae
Nomen number:
2796
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 2:991. 1753 "hypocondriacus"
Verified:
02/04/2003 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
1 (1  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Amaranthus hybridus L. var. hypochondriacus (L.) B. L. Rob.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Amaranthus frumentaceus Buch.-Ham. ex Roxb.
Amaranthus hybridus L. var. erythrostachys Moq.
Amaranthus leucocarpus S. Watson
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Reference(s)
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Common names
English
Prince of Wales-feather –
prince's-feather –
prince's-feather amaranth –
Chinese
qian sui gu (千穗谷) –
German
Trauer-Fuchsschwanz –
India
chua –
ramdana –
Spanish
bledo –
Spanish (Mexico)
alegría –
huantli –
Swedish
toppamarant –
Transcribed Chinese
qian sui gu –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateChinaChina  
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentBhutan  
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia  
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentNepal  
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentSri Lanka  
2CultivatedEurope Europe  
2CultivatedNorthern America Mexico  
2CultivatedNorthern America United States  
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeru  
6Other    probable origin North America
Cultivated
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Bhutan, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal
Europe
  • REGION: Europe
Northern America
  • REGION: Mexico, United States
Southern America
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Peru
Other (probable origin North America)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Animal foodfodder FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. URL: http://floranorthamerica.org/
Environmentalornamental Rehm, S. & G. Espig. 1991. The cultivated plants of the tropics and subtropics
Environmentalornamental Encke, F. et al. 1993. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage
Human foodpseudocereal Rehm, S. & G. Espig. 1991. The cultivated plants of the tropics and subtropics
Human foodvegetable Rehm, S. & G. Espig. 1991. The cultivated plants of the tropics and subtropics
Medicinesfolklore Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs


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