Amaranthus tricolor(AMATR)
Overview Code created in: 1996-10-28
- EPPO Code: AMATR
- Preferred name: Amaranthus tricolor
- Authority: Linnaeus
Central Asia, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Indochina, Malesia, New Guinea. Cultivated as an ornamental plant and as a vegetable throughout much of the tropics. Introduced in France, China (including Taiwan, Tibet), Japan, Korea, northeast Africa, Angola, Mozambique, Central America, Caribbean, Australia (Western)
| Name | Authority |
|---|---|
| Amaranthus bicolor | Willdenow |
| Amaranthus gangeticus | Linnaeus |
| Amaranthus inamoenus | Willdenow |
| Amaranthus mangostanus | Linnaeus |
| Amaranthus polygamus | Linnaeus |
| Name | Language |
|---|---|
| Chinese amaranth | English (GB) |
| Chinese spinach | English |
| Joseph's coat | English (US) |
| spleen amaranth | English (US) |
| Ganges-Amarant | German |
| amarante tête-d'éléphant | French |
| amarante tricolore | French |
| moco de pavo | Spanish (CO) |
| penacho | Spanish (CO) |
| amaranto a tre colori | Italian |
| driekleuramarant | Dutch |
| hageitô | Japanese |
| ハゲイトウ | Japanese |
| щирица трехцветная | Russian |
| alacaibik | Turkish |
| xiàn | Chinese |
| 苋 | Chinese |
| chaulaee kee sabjee | Hindi |
| चौलाई की सब्जी | Hindi |
| boyam | Indonesian |
| 색비름 | Korean |
| saek bi reum | Korean |
Kingdom
Plantae (
1PLAK )
Phylum
Magnoliophyta (
1MAGP )
Class
Angiospermae (
1ANGC )
Category
Basal core eudicots (
1CEUD )
Order
Caryophyllales (
1CAFO )
Family
Amaranthaceae (
1AMAF )
Subfamily
Amaranthoideae (
1AMAS )
Genus
Amaranthus (
1AMAG )
Species
Amaranthus tricolor (
AMATR )