Amaranthus cruentus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Amaranthaceae s.l.
Cladus: Amaranthaceae s.str.
Subfamilia: Amaranthoideae
Genus: Amaranthus
Species: Amaranthus cruentus

Name

Amaranthus cruentus L.

Synonyms

Amaranthus aureus Bess.
Amaranthus bernhardi Hort. ex Moq.
Amaranthus caudatus f. oblongopetalus Suess.
Amaranthus caudatus var. pseudopaniculatus Suess.
Amaranthus chlorostachys Willd.
Amaranthus cruentus var. albus S.Das
Amaranthus cruentus var. paniculatus (L.) Thell.
Amaranthus cruentus var. patulus (Bertol.) Lambinon
Amaranthus dussii Sprenger
Amaranthus flavus L.
Amaranthus frumentaceus Buch.-Ham.
Amaranthus hybridus Vell.
Amaranthus hybridus var. cruentus (L.) Moq.
Amaranthus hybridus subsp. cruentus (L.) Thell.
Amaranthus hybridus subsp. incurvatus (Timoroy ex Gren. & Godr.) Brenan
Amaranthus hybridus subsp. paniculatus (L.) Hejng
Amaranthus hybridus subsp. patulus (Bertol.) Carretero
Amaranthus hybridus var. patulus (Bertol.) Thell.
Amaranthus hypochondriacus var. subdubius Suess.
Amaranthus laxiflorus Comell. ex Poll.
Amaranthus paniculatus L.
Amaranthus patulus Bertol.
Amaranthus spicatus Rchb.
Amaranthus timeroyi Jord. ex Moq.
Amaranthus trivialis Rota
Galliaria patula (Bertol.) Bub.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Argentina (Misiones), S-Brazil (Santa Catarina), Chile (Maule, Bio Bio, Reg. Metropolitana) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Homonyms

Amaranthus cruentus Willd. ex Roxb. = Amaranthus caudatus L.

References

Linnaeus, C.: Systema Naturae, Editio Decima 2: 1269. 1759. (scanned at BHL)
USDA, NRCS. 2006. The PLANTS Database, 6 March 2006 (http://plants.usda.gov). Data compiled from various sources by Mark W. Skinner. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.

Links

Hassler, M. 2018. Amaranthus cruentus. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Jul. 17. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2018. Amaranthus cruentus. Published online. Accessed: Jul. 17 2018.
The Plant List 2013. Amaranthus cruentus in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Jul. 17.
Tropicos.org 2018. Amaranthus cruentus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 17 Jul. 2018.

Vernacular names

English: Purple Amaranth, Red Amaranth, Mexican Grain Amaranth
español: Huautli, Alegría
suomi: Purppurarevonhäntä
français: Amarante Rouge
hornjoserbsce: Wisaty šćěrjenc
日本語: スギモリゲイトウ
lietuvių: Šluotinis burnotis
polski: Szarłat Wyniosły
svenska: Blodamarant

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