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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:
56 (56  active, 45  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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  3. Coons, M. P. 1982. Relationships of Amaranthus caudatus. Econ. Bot. 36:129.
  4. Costea, M. et al. 2001. Preliminary results toward a revision of the Amaranthus hybridus species complex (Amaranthaceae). Sida 19:957-960.
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Common names
English
Prince of Wales-feather –
prince's-feather –
prince's-feather amaranth –
German
Trauer-Fuchsschwanz –
India
chua –
ramdana –
Spanish (Mexico)
alegría –
huantli –
Swedish
toppamarant –
Transcribed Chinese
qian sui gu –
Distribution
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 ()
Economic Uses
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=2796. Accessed 18 March 2025.

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