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Taxon:  Amaranthus tricolor L.



Summary
Genus:
Amaranthus
Subgenus:
Albersia
Family:
Amaranthaceae
Nomen number:
2807
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 2:989. 1753
Verified:
03/12/2004 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
9 (9  active, 1  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Amaranthus gangeticus L.
Amaranthus gangeticus L. var. melancholicus (L.) Voss
Amaranthus mangostanus L.
Amaranthus melancholicus L.
Amaranthus polygamus L.
Amaranthus tricolor L. subsp. mangostanus (L.) Thell.
Amaranthus tricolor L. subsp. tristis (L.) Thell.
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Reference(s)
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Common names
English
Chinese amaranth –
Chinese-spinach –
Joseph's-coat –
summer-poinsettia –
tampala –
French
amarante comestible –
amarante tricolore –
German
Gemüseamarant –
surinamesischer Fuchsschwanz –
India
math –
Indonesian
aupa –
Japanese Rōmaji
hageitō –
hiyu –
Spanish
amaranto –
moco de pavo –
Swedish
papegojamarant –
Transcribed Chinese
xian –
Transcribed Korean
saegbireum –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
2Cultivated     
4Naturalized     
6Other     
Cultivated ()
Naturalized ()
Other ()
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992
Human foodvegetable Mansfeld, R. Die Kulturpflanze, Beiheft 2. 1959
Medicinesfolklore McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. 2000
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=2807. Accessed 16 December 2025.

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