Amaranthus polygonoides
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Details Top
| Internal ID | UUID644008c2889c1063114377 |
| Scientific name | Amaranthus polygonoides |
| Authority | L. |
| First published in | Pl. Jamaic. Pug. : 27 (1759) |
Description Top
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It is an annual herbaceous plant that grows up to 1.5 meters in height. The leaves are alternate, lanceolate, and up to 10 cm long. The flowers are small, greenish-white, and clustered in axillary spikes. The fruit is a small, three-angled achene.
Tropical amaranth (Amaranthus polygonoides) is a species of flowering plant found in North America and the Caribbean. It is an annual herbaceous plant that grows up to 1.5 meters in height and has alternate, lanceolate leaves up to 10 cm long. The flowers are small, greenish-white, and clustered in axillary spikes, and the fruit is a small, three-angled achene.
Tropical amaranth (Amaranthus polygonoides) is a species of flowering plant found in North America and the Caribbean. It is an annual herbaceous plant that grows up to 1.5 meters in height and has alternate, lanceolate leaves up to 10 cm long. The flowers are small, greenish-white, and clustered in axillary spikes, and the fruit is a small, three-angled achene.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
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| Roemeria polygonoides | (L.) Moench | Methodus 341 1794 |
| Sarratia berlandieri | Moq. | Prodr. 13(2): 268 (1849) |
| Sarratia polygonoides | Moq. | Prodr. 13(2): 270 (1849) |
| Albersia polygonoides | Kunth | Fl. Berol. , ed. 2, 2: 144 (1823) |
| Amaranthus berlandieri | Uline & W.L.Bray | Bot. Gaz. 19: 268 (1894) |
| Amaranthus taishanensis | F.Z.Li & C.K.Ni | Acta Phytotax. Sin. 19: 116 (1981) |
| Amaranthus verticillatus | Pav. ex Moq. | Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(2): 270. 1849 [5 May 1849] |
| Amblogyna polygonoides | Raf. | Fl. Tellur. 3: 42 (1837) |
| Euxolus polygonoides | Nakai | Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 35: p. (122). 1921 |
| Glomeraria polygonoides | (L.) Cav. | Elench. Pl. Horti Matr. : 17 (1803) |
| Amaranthus polygonoides subsp. berlandieri | (Moq.) Thell. | Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 5(1): 352 1914 |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
|---|---|
| English | tropical amaranth |
| Swedish | trattamarant |
| Chinese | 合被苋 |
Germination/Propagation Top
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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
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- Extinct
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- Native
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China
- China North-central
- China Southeast
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China
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Indian Subcontinent
- Assam
- India
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Indian Subcontinent
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Middle Europe
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- Netherlands
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Northern Europe
- Finland
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Southeastern Europe
- Italy
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Southwestern Europe
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Middle Europe
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Mexico
- Mexico Gulf
- Mexico Northeast
- Mexico Northwest
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South-central U.S.A.
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- Texas
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Southeastern U.S.A.
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Mexico
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Caribbean
- Aruba
- Bahamas
- Cuba
- Dominican Republic
- Haiti
- Jamaica
- Leeward Islands
- Netherlands Antilles
- Puerto Rico
- Trinidad-Tobago
- Windward Islands
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Central America
- Belize
- Guatemala
- Honduras
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Caribbean
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0000530422 |
| Florida Plant Atlas | 222 |
| USDA Plants | AMPO |
| Tropicos | 1101123 |
| INPN | 82014 |
| Flora of Italy | 534 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:316348-2 |
| The Plant List | kew-2633039 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 3944371 |
| Observations.org | 139118 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 1519437 |
| Nature Serve | 2.131912 |
| IPNI | 316348-2 |
| iNaturalist | 158251 |
| GBIF | 5384342 |
| Freebase | /m/0872h3 |
| EPPO | AMAPL |
| EOL | 585491 |
| USDA GRIN | 428755 |
| Wikipedia | Amaranthus_polygonoides |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
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Scientific Literature Top
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Phytochemical Profile Top
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Collections Top
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| In public collections | 0 |