| Accepted name: |
Amaranthus cruentus L. |
| Synonym(s): |
-Amaranthus hybridus L. var. cruentus (L.) Moq.
-Amaranthus paniculatus L.
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| English names: |
Purple Amaranth
Red Amaranth
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| French names: |
Amarante étalée
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| Classification: |
Kingdom: Plantae
Divison: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
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| OPL Code: |
HAMACR
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998) |
| Lifeform: |
2 |
| Lifecycle: |
P |
| Source database: |
FOIBIS, June 2005-2012 |
| Floristic Affinities: |
- |
| Distribution: |
-
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| Ecosystem: |
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| Microhabitat: |
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| Ethnobotanical Notes: |
The leaves of ornamental forms of the species are often used as vegetable; as true leaf vegetable the species is cultivated in the humid tropics rather often, especially in tropical Africa, here it represents the most important vegetable crop of the genus.(1) |
| Key Characters: |
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