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Taxon:
Amaranthus viridis
L.
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Amaranthus
Subgenus:
Albersia
Family:
Amaranthaceae
Nomen number:
2808
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. ed. 2, 2:1405. 1763
Typification:
View in Linnean Typification Project
Verified:
02/04/2003
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Euxolus viridis
(L.) Moq.
Euxolus viridis
(L.) Moq. var.
viridis
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Amaranthus gracilis
Desf., nom. nud.
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Reference(s)
Adams, C.
1972. Flowering plants of Jamaica
Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi.
1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston.
1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas
Costea, M. et al.
2001. Notes on some little known
Amaranthus
taxa (Amaranthaceae) in the United States. Sida 19:986-988.
URL:
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/8113#/summary
Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds.
1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
El-Hadidi, M. N. & M. S. Abdallah.
1980-. Flora of Egypt.
FNA Editorial Committee.
1993-. Flora of North America.
URL:
http://floranorthamerica.org/
Görts-van Rijn, A. R. A., ed.
1986-. Flora of the Guianas.
Groth, D.
2005. pers. comm.
Note:
re. Brazilian common names
Hanelt, P., ed.
2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
URL:
http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:2422827336895397#
Harling, G. & B. Sparre, eds.
1973-. Flora of Ecuador.
Holm, L. et al.
1979. A geographical atlas of world weeds
Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS).
Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.anbg.gov.au/common.names/
Mansfeld, R.
1959. Die Kulturpflanze, Beiheft 2.
Note:
=
Amaranthus lividus
var.
ascendens
Markle, G. M. et al., eds.
1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
Ohwi, J.
1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.).
Porcher, M. H. et al.
Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Frontpage.html
Rechinger, K. H., ed.
1963-. Flora iranica.
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Reitz, R., ed.
1965-. Flora ilustrada catarinense.
Smitinand, T. & K. Larsen, eds.
1970-. Flora of Thailand.
Terrell, E. E. et al.
1986. Agricultural Handbook no. 505
Turrill, W. B. et al., eds.
1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
Tutin, T. G. et al., eds.
1993. Flora europaea, ed. 2.
Vibrans, H., ed.
Malezas de México (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.conabio.gob.mx/malezasdemexico/amaranthaceae/amaranthus-viridis/fichas/pagina1.htm
Wiggins, I. L. & D. M. Porter.
1971. Flora of the Galapagos islands.
Note:
=
Amaranthus lividus
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds.
1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
URL:
http://www.efloras.org/browse.aspx?flora_id=2
PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.prota4u.info/
Common names
English
green amaranth –
Reference(s)
pigweed –
Reference(s)
Prince-of-Wales-feather –
Reference(s)
slender amaranth –
Reference(s)
tropical green amaranth –
Reference(s)
Chinese
zhou guo xian (皱果苋) –
Reference(s)
French
amarante verte –
Reference(s)
German
grüner Amarant –
Reference(s)
Portuguese
cararu –
Reference(s)
Portuguese (Brazil)
bredo –
Reference(s)
carurú-comum –
Reference(s)
carurú-de-mancha –
Reference(s)
carurú-de-porco –
Reference(s)
carurú-de-soldado –
Reference(s)
Spanish
bledo –
Reference(s)
Transcribed Chinese
zhou guo xian –
Reference(s)
Distribution
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Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
2
Cultivated
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Nigeria
2
Cultivated
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Democratic Republic of the Congo
2
Cultivated
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Gabon
2
Cultivated
Asia-Tropical
Malesia
Indonesia
2
Cultivated
Asia-Tropical
Papuasia
Papua New Guinea
2
Cultivated
Southern America
Caribbean
West Indies
4
Naturalized
widely natzd. tropical weed, adventive to warm-temperate regions
6
Other
origin obscure, possibly South America
Cultivated
Africa
WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
,
Gabon
WEST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Nigeria
Asia-Tropical
PAPUASIA:
Papua New Guinea
MALESIA:
Indonesia
Southern America
CARIBBEAN:
West Indies
Naturalized
(widely natzd. tropical weed, adventive to warm-temperate regions)
Other
(origin obscure, possibly South America)
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Human food
vegetable
used like spinach
Markle, G. M. et al., eds.
1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
Weed
potential seed contaminant
Holm, L. et al.
1979. A geographical atlas of world weeds
Name
References