Amaranthus blitum in Genus Amaranthus

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Internal ID	UUID644008ba82819026038788
Scientific name	Amaranthus blitum
Authority	L.
First published in	Sp. Pl. : 990 (1753)

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Scientific name	Authority	First published in
Albersia arenaria	Schur	Enum. Pl. Transsilv. : 566 (1866)
Albersia ascendens	Fourr.	Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon , n.s., 17: 142 (1869)
Albersia blitum	(L.) Kunth	Fl. Berol. , ed. 2, 2: 144 (1823)
Albersia livida	Kunth	Fl. Berol. , ed. 2, 2: 144 (1823)
Amaranthus albus	Rodsch. ex F.Dietr.	Vollst. Lex. Gärtn. , ed. 2, 1: 196 (1824)
Amaranthus alius	E.H.L.Krause	Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 33(2): 481 (1915)
Amaranthus ascendens	Loisel.	Not. Fl. France 141. 1810 [Oct 1810]
Amaranthus berchtoldii	Seidl ex Opiz	Böhm. Phan. Crypt. Gew. : 164 (1823)
Amaranthus blitonius	St.-Lag.	Ann. Soc. Bot. Lyon 7: 119 (1880)
Amaranthus blitum var. ascendens	(Loisel.) DC.	Cat. Pl. Horti Monsp. : 4 (1813)
Amaranthus blitum var. polygonoides	Moq.	Prodr. 13(2): 263 1849
Amaranthus blitum subsp. polygonoides	(Moq.) Carretero	Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 41(2): 276. 1985 [1984 publ. 1985]
Amaranthus diffusus	Dulac	Fl. Hautes-Pyrénées : 174 (1867)
Amaranthus gangeticus	Wall.	Numer. List [Wallich] n. 6896. 1832
Amaranthus graecizans var. blitum	(L.) Kuntze	Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 541 (1891)
Amaranthus lividus	Hort.Petrop. ex Hook.f.	Fl. Brit. India [J. D. Hooker] 4(12): 721. 1885 [Aug 1885]
Amaranthus lividus subsp. ascendens	(Loisel.) Thell. ex Wacht.	Geill. Schoolfl. Nederl. , ed. 11: 169 (1934)
Amaranthus lividus subsp. ascendens	(Loisel.) Thell. ex Wacht.	Geill. Schoolfl. Nederl. , ed. 11: 169 (1934)
Amaranthus lividus var. polygonoides	(Moq.) Thell.	Mém. Soc. Sci. Nat. Math. Cherbourg 38: 215 (1912)
Amaranthus lividus subsp. polygonoides	(Moq.) Thell. ex Probst	Wolladventivfl. Mitteleur. : 74 (1949)
Amaranthus minor	Gray	Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 289 (1821 publ. 1822)
Amaranthus mucronatus	Poir.	Encycl. , Suppl. 1: 311 (1810)
Amaranthus oleraceus	Rodsch.	Essequib. 24.
Amaranthus pallidus	M.Bieb.	Fl. Taur.-Caucas. 2: 399 (1808)
Amaranthus polygonoides	Zoll. ex Moq.	Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(2): 274. 1849 [5 May 1849]
Amaranthus prostratus	Bastard	Essai Fl. Maine et Loire 344 (1809).
Amaranthus ruderalis	Koch ex Moq.	Prodr. 13(2): 274 (1849)
Amaranthus tenuiflorus	Fisch.Hort.Hal. ex Moq.	Prodr. 13(2): 267 (1849)
Amaranthus tenuifolius	Roxb.	Fl. Ind. ed. 1832 , 3: 602 (1832)
Amaranthus viridis	All.	Fl. Pedem. ii. 19. 1785
Blitum maius	Scop.	Fl. Carniol. , ed. 2, 2: 237 (1772)
Euxolus alius	E.H.L.Krause	Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 33(2): 481 (1915)
Euxolus ascendens	(Loisel.) Hara	J. Jap. Bot. 14: 335 (1938)
Euxolus viridis var. ascendens	(Lois) Moq.	Prodr. 13(2): 274 (1849)
Glomeraria blitum	(L.) Cav.	Elench. Pl. Horti Matr. : 16 (1803)
Amaranthus lividus var. ascendens	(Loisel.) Thell.	Fl. Adv. Montpellier 215 1912
Amaranthus lividus var. ascendens	(Loisel.) Thell.	Fl. Adv. Montpellier : 215 (1912)

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Language	Common/alternative name
English	least amaranth
English	purple amaranth
English	amaranth
Spanish	bledo rojo
Spanish	bledos de comer
Spanish	bledo de europa
Arabic	جربوز
Arabic	كستج
Arabic	يربوز
Arabic	بقله يمانيه
Arabic	بقلة يمانية
Azerbaijani	qırmızıbaldır qaratərə
azb	قیرمیزیبالدیر قاراتره
Belarusian	зельбор
Belarusian	зельборнік
Belarusian	аксамітнік сіняваты
Czech	laskavec hrubozel
Welsh	blodyn amor guernsey
German	aufsteigender fuchsschwanz
German	bleifarbiger amarant
German	aufsteigender amarant
Greek	Βλίτο
Persian	آمارانتوس بلیتوم
Finnish	pinaattirevonhäntä
French	amarante sauvage
French	amarante livide
French	amarante blette
Upper Sorbian	wjesny šćěrjenc
Indonesian	bayam kotok
Japanese	ノビユ
Japanese	イヌビユ
Japanese	犬莧
Kabyle	blittu
Korean	개비름
la	blitum
Lithuanian	uoginis burnotis
Marathi	पोकळा
Malay	bayam itik
Burmese	ဟင်းနုနယ် (ဘလိုက်တမ်မျိုးစိတ်)
Dutch	kleine majer
Polish	szarłat siny
Russian	Щирица синеватая
Russian	Щирица жминдовая
Russian	Амарант жминда
Russian	Щирица жминда
Swedish	mållamarant
Swahili	mchicha
Tamil	முளைக்கீரை
Thai	ผักโขมหัด
Ukrainian	Щириця синювата
Chinese	野苋
Chinese	野苋子
Chinese	野苋菜
Chinese	凹頭莧
Chinese	凹头苋

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Name	Authority	First published in
Amaranthus blitum subsp. emarginatus	(Salzm. ex Uline & W.L.Bray) Carretero, Muñoz Garm. & Pedrol	Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 44: 599 (1987)
Amaranthus blitum subsp. oleraceus	(L.) Costea	Sida 19: 984 (2001)

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Amaranthus blitum var. pseudogracilis	(Thell.) Lambinon	Bull. Soc. Échange Pl. Vasc. Eur. Occid. Bassin Médit. 24: 55 (1994)

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Africa click to expand
- East Tropical Africa
  - Kenya
  - Tanzania
  - Uganda
- Macaronesia
  - Azores
  - Canary Islands
  - Cape Verde
  - Madeira
- Middle Atlantic Ocean
  - Saint Helena
- Northeast Tropical Africa
  - Ethiopia
  - Sudan
- Northern Africa
  - Algeria
  - Egypt
  - Morocco
  - Tunisia
- South Tropical Africa
  - Angola
  - Malawi
  - Mozambique
  - Zambia
  - Zimbabwe
- Southern Africa
  - Cape Provinces
  - Kwazulu-Natal
- West Tropical Africa
  - Benin
  - Ivory Coast
  - Liberia
  - Mauritania
  - Nigeria
- West-central Tropical Africa
  - Cameroon
  - Congo
  - Gabon
  - Rwanda
  - Zaïre
- Western Indian Ocean
  - Mauritius
  - Réunion

Asia-temperate click to expand
- Arabian Peninsula
  - Gulf States
  - Saudi Arabia
  - Yemen
- Caucasus
  - North Caucasus
  - Transcaucasus
- China
  - China North-central
  - China South-central
  - China Southeast
  - Hainan
  - Inner Mongolia
  - Manchuria
  - Tibet
  - Xinjiang
- Eastern Asia
  - Japan
  - Korea
  - Ogasawara-Shoto
  - Taiwan
- Middle Asia
  - Kazakhstan
  - Kirgizstan
  - Tadzhikistan
  - Turkmenistan
  - Uzbekistan
- Russian Far East
  - Amur
  - Primorye
- Siberia
  - Altay
  - West Siberia
- Western Asia
  - East Aegean Islands
  - Iran
  - Lebanon-Syria
  - Palestine
  - Sinai
  - Turkey

Asia-tropical click to expand
- Indian Subcontinent
  - Assam
  - Bangladesh
  - East Himalaya
  - India
  - Nepal
  - Sri Lanka
  - West Himalaya
- Indo-China
  - Laos
  - Thailand
  - Vietnam
- Malesia
  - Jawa
  - Malaya
  - Philippines
  - Sulawesi
  - Sumatera
- Papuasia
  - New Guinea

Australasia click to expand
- Australia
  - New South Wales
  - Norfolk Island
  - Queensland
  - Western Australia
- New Zealand
  - New Zealand North
  - New Zealand South

Europe click to expand
- Eastern Europe
  - Baltic States
  - Belarus
  - Central European Russia
  - East European Russia
  - Krym
  - South European Russia
  - Ukraine
- Middle Europe
  - Austria
  - Belgium
  - Czechoslovakia
  - Germany
  - Hungary
  - Netherlands
  - Poland
  - Switzerland
- Northern Europe
  - Denmark
  - Finland
  - Sweden
- Southeastern Europe
  - Albania
  - Bulgaria
  - Greece
  - Italy
  - Kriti
  - Romania
  - Sicilia
  - Turkey-in-Europe
  - Yugoslavia
- Southwestern Europe
  - Baleares
  - France
  - Portugal
  - Sardegna
  - Spain

Northern America click to expand
- Eastern Canada
  - Ontario
  - Québec
- North-central U.S.A.
  - Missouri
- Northeastern U.S.A.
  - Massachusetts
  - New Hampshire
  - New Jersey
  - New York
  - Ohio
  - Pennsylvania
- South-central U.S.A.
  - Texas
- Southeastern U.S.A.
  - Alabama
  - Arkansas
  - Florida
  - Georgia
  - Louisiana
  - Maryland
  - Mississippi
  - North Carolina
  - South Carolina
  - Virginia
- Southwestern U.S.A.
  - California
  - Utah
- Western Canada
  - British Columbia

Pacific click to expand
- North-central Pacific
  - Hawaii
- Northwestern Pacific
  - Marianas
- South-central Pacific
  - Cook Islands
  - Society Islands
- Southwestern Pacific
  - Tonga
  - Vanuatu

Southern America click to expand
- Brazil
  - Brazil Northeast
  - Brazil South
  - Brazil Southeast
  - Brazil West-central
- Caribbean
  - Bahamas
  - Cuba
  - Puerto Rico
  - Trinidad-Tobago
  - Windward Islands
- Northern South America
  - French Guiana
  - Guyana
  - Suriname
  - Venezuela
- Southern South America
  - Argentina Northeast
  - Argentina Northwest
  - Chile North
  - Paraguay
  - Uruguay
- Western South America
  - Bolivia
  - Colombia
  - Galápagos
  - Peru

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Database	ID/link to page
World Flora Online	wfo-0000530085
Flora of Alabama	277
Canadensys	2500
USDA Plants	AMBL2
Tropicos	1100356
INPN	81966
KEW	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:10619-2
The Plant List	kew-2632714
Open Tree Of Life	578560
Observations.org	6368
NCBI Taxonomy	338571
NBN Atlas	NBNSYS0000003087
Nature Serve	2.140892
IPNI	10619-2
iNaturalist	52329
GBIF	5384336
Freebase	/m/071wbp
EOL	597121
Calflora (Californian flora)	8456
USDA GRIN	2788
Wikipedia	Amaranthus_blitum
Plantarium	2555

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Scientific Literature Top

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Evaluating anthelmintic, anti-platelet, and anti-coagulant activities, and identifying the bioactive phytochemicals of Amaranthus blitum L.

Abdel-Moez G, Sayed H, Khalifa A, Abd-Elrahman S, Osman M, Mohamed S

BMC Complement Med Ther

04-May-2024

PMCID:	PMC11069165
doi:	10.1186/s12906-024-04478-2
PMID:	38704537

Unveiling allelopathic dynamics and impacts of invasive Erigeron bonariensis and Bidens pilosa on plant communities and soil parameters

Balah MA, Al-Andal A, Radwan AM, Donia AE

Sci Rep

03-May-2024

PMCID:	PMC11065986
doi:	10.1038/s41598-024-57552-7
PMID:	38698043

Mainstreaming traditional fruits, vegetables and pulses for nutrition, income, and sustainability in sub-Saharan Africa: the case for Kenya and Ethiopia

Ngigi PB, Termote C, Pallet D, Amiot MJ

Front Nutr

07-Dec-2023

PMCID:	PMC10749635
doi:	10.3389/fnut.2023.1197703
PMID:	38146328

Participatory ethnobotany: comparison between two quilombos in the Atlantic Forest, Ubatuba, São Paulo, Brazil

Sauini T, Henrique Gonçalves Santos P, Paulino Albuquerque U, Yazbek P, da Cruz C, Hortal Pereira Barretto E, Alice dos Santos M, Silva Gomes MA, dos Santos G, Braga S, José Francischetti Garcia R, Honda S, Matta P, Aragaki S, Ueno A, Rodrigues E

PeerJ

07-Nov-2023

PMCID:	PMC10637247
doi:	10.7717/peerj.16231
PMID:	37953791

The complete chloroplast genome of a halophyte glasswort Salicornia europaea

Liu T, Zuo Z, He Y, Miao J, Yu J, Qu C

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour

30-Oct-2023

PMCID:	PMC10769547
doi:	10.1080/23802359.2023.2275833
PMID:	38188438

Commodity risk assessment of Malus domestica plants from Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bragard C, Baptista P, Chatzivassiliou E, Gonthier P, Jaques Miret JA, Justesen AF, MacLeod A, Magnusson CS, Milonas P, Navas‐Cortes JA, Parnell S, Potting R, Reignault PL, Stefani E, Thulke H, Van der Werf W, Civera AV, Zappalà L, Lucchi A, Gómez P, Urek G, Bernardo U, Bubici G, Carluccio AV, Chiumenti M, Di Serio F, Fanelli E, Marzachì C, Kaczmarek A, Yuen J

EFSA J

26-Oct-2023

PMCID:	PMC10600653
doi:	10.2903/j.efsa.2023.8315
PMID:	37901690

Regional Pollination Activity by Moth Migration in Athetis lepigone

Jia H, Chen Y, Li X, Pan Y, Liu D, Liu Y, Wu K

Plants (Basel)

27-Sep-2023

PMCID:	PMC10574918
doi:	10.3390/plants12193406
PMID:	37836146

A lexical review on Vishaghna Dravyas of Kaideva Nighantu

Yadav S, Sharma A, Vishnoi R, Rani J

Ayu

02-Aug-2023

PMCID:	PMC10468017
doi:	10.4103/ayu.ayu_199_22
PMID:	37655171

Genetic resources and breeding approaches for improvement of amaranth (Amaranthus spp.) and quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa)

Anuradha, Kumari M, Zinta G, Chauhan R, Kumar A, Singh S, Singh S

Front Nutr

24-Jul-2023

PMCID:	PMC10405290
doi:	10.3389/fnut.2023.1129723
PMID:	37554703

Bitter Is Better: Wild Greens Used in the Blue Zone of Ikaria, Greece

Pieroni A, Morini G, Piochi M, Sulaiman N, Kalle R, Haq SM, Devecchi A, Franceschini C, Zocchi DM, Migliavada R, Prakofjewa J, Sartori M, Krigas N, Ahmad M, Torri L, Sõukand R

Nutrients

21-Jul-2023

PMCID:	PMC10385191
doi:	10.3390/nu15143242
PMID:	37513661

Commodity risk assessment of Malus sylvestris plants from United Kingdom

Bragard C, Baptista P, Chatzivassiliou E, Gonthier P, Jaques Miret JA, Justesen AF, MacLeod A, Magnusson CS, Milonas P, Navas‐Cortes JA, Parnell S, Potting R, Reignault PL, Stefani E, Thulke H, Van der Werf W, Civera AV, Zappalà L, Lucchi A, Gómez P, Urek G, Bernardo U, Bubici G, Carluccio AV, Chiumenti M, Di Serio F, Fanelli E, Marzachì C, Kaczmarek A, Mosbach‐Schulz O, Yuen J

EFSA J

19-Jun-2023

PMCID:	PMC10277910
doi:	10.2903/j.efsa.2023.8076
PMID:	37342543

Distribution, Effect, and Control of Exotic Plants in Republic of Korea

Lim BS, Seok JE, Lim CH, Kim GS, Shin HC, Lee CS

Biology (Basel)

06-Jun-2023

PMCID:	PMC10294914
doi:	10.3390/biology12060826
PMID:	37372111

Weed Species from Tea Gardens as a Source of Novel Aluminum Hyperaccumulators

Hajiboland R, Moradi A, Kahneh E, Poschenrieder C, Nazari F, Pavlovic J, Tolra R, Salehi-Lisar SY, Nikolic M

Plants (Basel)

27-May-2023

PMCID:	PMC10255622
doi:	10.3390/plants12112129
PMID:	37299108

Plant Species as Potential Forage for Honey Bees in the Al-Baha Mountain Region in Southwestern Saudi Arabia

Al-Ghamdi AA, Al-Sagheer NA

Plants (Basel)

22-Mar-2023

PMCID:	PMC10058344
doi:	10.3390/plants12061402
PMID:	36987090

Important Medicinal and Food Taxa (Orders and Families) in Kenya, Based on Three Quantitative Approaches

Mutie FM, Mbuni YM, Rono PC, Mkala EM, Nzei JM, Phumthum M, Hu GW, Wang QF

Plants (Basel)

02-Mar-2023

PMCID:	PMC10005506
doi:	10.3390/plants12051145
PMID:	36904005

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Amaranthus blitum

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Details Top

Description Top

Synonyms Top

Common names Top

Subspecies (abbr. subsp./ssp.) Top

Varieties (abbr. var.) Top

Subvarieties (abbr. subvar.) Top

Forms (abbr. f.) Top

Germination/Propagation Top

Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

Links to other databases Top

Genomes (via NCBI) Top

Scientific Literature Top

Phytochemical Profile Top

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