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Taxon:  Amaranthus cruentus L.



Summary
Genus:
Amaranthus
Subgenus:
Amaranthus
Family:
Amaranthaceae
Nomen number:
70070
Place of publication:
Syst. nat. ed. 10, 2:1269. 1759
Verified:
02/04/2003 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
2 (2  active, 1  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. subsp. cruentus (L.) Thell.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Amaranthus chlorostachys Willd.
Amaranthus paniculatus L.
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Reference(s)
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Common names
English
African-spinach –
blood amaranth –
bush greens –
caterpillar amaranth –
Indian-spinach –
panicled amaranth –
purple amaranth –
red amaranth –
red shank –
Sudan-spinach –
wild amaranth –
French
amarante –
amarante étalée –
queue de renard –
German
Rispenfuchsschwanz –
rispiger Fuchsschwanz –
Portuguese
amaranto –
bredo –
Spanish
achita –
bledo –
Swedish
blodamarant –
Transcribed Chinese
lao ya gu –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
2Cultivated    cult. worldwide
4Naturalized    natzd. worldwide
6Other    probable origin Central America
Cultivated (cult. worldwide)
Naturalized (natzd. worldwide)
Other (probable origin Central America)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Animal foodfodderfide Sida 19:947. 2001; Food Feed Crops USCostea, M. et al. 2001. Preliminary results toward a revision of the Amaranthus hybridus species complex (Amaranthaceae). Sida 19:945-949. URL: http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/8113#/summary
Environmentalornamental Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
Human foodpseudocereal Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
Human foodvegetable Rehm, S. & G. Espig. 1991. The cultivated plants of the tropics and subtropics
Weedpotential seed contaminant Holm, L. et al. 1979. A geographical atlas of world weeds


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