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Amaranthus hypochondriacus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Core eudicots
Order:
Caryophyllales
Family:
Amaranthaceae
Genus:
Amaranthus
Species:
A. hypochondriacus
Binomial name
Amaranthus hypochondriacus
Synonyms[1]
List
    • Amaranthus anardana Buch.-Ham. ex Moq.
    • Amaranthus atrosanguineus Moq.
    • Amaranthus aureus Besser
    • Amaranthus bernhardii Moq.
    • Amaranthus flavus L.
    • Amaranthus frumentaceus Buch.-Ham. ex Roxb.
    • Amaranthus hybridus Vell. nom. illeg.
    • Amaranthus hybridus var. erythrostachys Moq.
    • Amaranthus hybridus f. hypochondriacus (L.) H.Rob.
    • Amaranthus hybridus var. hypochondriacus (L.) H.Rob.
    • Amaranthus hybridus subsp. hypochondriacus (L.) Thell.
    • Amaranthus hybridus var. leucocarpus (S.Watson) Hunz.
    • Amaranthus leucocarpus S.Watson
    • Amaranthus leucospermus S.Watson
    • Amaranthus macrostachyus Mérat ex Moq.
    • Amaranthus monstrosus Moq.

Amaranthus hypochondriacus is an ornamental plant commonly known as Prince-of-Wales feather [2] or prince's-feather.[3][4] Originally endemic to Mexico, it is called quelite, blero[5] and quintonil in Spanish.[6][7]

In Africa, like many other species in the family Amaranthaceae, it is valued as source of food.[8]

In temperate regions it is cultivated as a half-hardy annual. Numerous cultivars have been selected, of which 'Green Thumb'[9] and 'Pygmy Torch'[10] have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

References

  1. ^ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species".
  2. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "​Amaranthus hypochondriacus​". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  3. ^ "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-01-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ Phillips, Edward (1720). The New World of Words. 7th ed.
  5. ^ "Cultivos andinos: Introducción". FAO: Oficina Regional de para América Latina y el Caribe. Retrieved 2011-02-04.
  6. ^ "Semillas de Amaranto". UNAM: Colección Etnobotánica. Retrieved 2011-02-04.
  7. ^ "El amaranto". University of Guadalajara: Centro Universitario de Biológicas y Afropecuarias. Retrieved 2011-02-04.
  8. ^ Grubben, G.J.H. & Denton, O.A. (2004) Plant Resources of Tropical Africa 2. Vegetables. PROTA Foundation, Wageningen; Backhuys, Leiden; CTA, Wageningen.
  9. ^ RHS Plant Selector Amaranthus hypochondriacus 'Green Thumb' AGM / RHS Gardening
  10. ^ RHS Plant Selector Amaranthus hypochondriacus 'Pygmy Torch' AGM / RHS Gardening
Flower of A. hypochondriacus
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