Amaranthus cruentus L., Syst. Nat. ed. 10 2: 1269 1759. (syn. Amaranthus anacardana Hook.f.; Amaranthus arardhanus Sweet; Amaranthus aureus Besser; Amaranthus brasiliensis Moq.; Amaranthus carneus Moq.; Amaranthus cruentus var. albus S.Das; Amaranthus farinaceus Roxb. ex Moq.; Amaranthus flavus L.; Amaranthus guadelupensis Moq.; Amaranthus hybridus subsp. cruentus (L.) Thell.; Amaranthus hybridus var. paniculatus (L.) Uline & W.L.Bray; Amaranthus hybridus var. patulus (Bertol.) Thell.; Amaranthus hybridus subsp. patulus (Bertol.) Carretero; Amaranthus hybridus var. sanguineus (L.) Farw.; Amaranthus incarnatus Moq.; Amaranthus montevidensis Moq.; Amaranthus paniculatus L.; Amaranthus paniculatus var. cruentus (L.) Moq.; Amaranthus paniculatus var. sanguineus (L.) Moq.; Amaranthus paniculatus var. speciosus L.H.Bailey; Amaranthus purgans Moq.; Amaranthus rubescens Moq.; Amaranthus sanguineus L.; Amaranthus sanguinolentus Schrad. ex Moq.; Amaranthus speciosus Sims; Amaranthus strictus Willd.; Amaranthus tristis var. leptostachys Moq.) as per POWO; Native to: El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua; Introduced into: Afghanistan, Alabama, Albania, Algeria, Altay, Amur, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arizona, Baleares, Bangladesh, Belgium, Benin, Bolivia, Borneo, Botswana, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Bulgaria, Burundi, California, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Central European Rus, Chile Central, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Christmas I., Colombia, Connecticut, Corse, Cuba, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Dominican Republic, East Aegean Is., Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, Fiji, France, Free State, Germany, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Haiti, Hawaii, Hungary, Illinois, India, Indiana, Inner Mongolia, Iran, Iraq, Irkutsk, Italy, Ivory Coast, Japan, Jawa, Kazakhstan, Kentucky, Kenya, Kirgizstan, Korea, Kriti, Krym, KwaZulu-Natal, Laccadive Is., Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Libya, Maine, Malawi, Mali, Manchuria, Maryland, Masachusettes, Mexico Northwest, Michigan, Missouri, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nebraska, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New South Wales, New York, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Niger, Nigeria, North Carolina, Northern Provinces, Ohio, Oregon, Pakistan, Palestine, Panamá, Paraguay, Pennsylvania, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qinghai, Rhode I., Romania, Rwanda, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia, Sicilia, Sierra Leone, Sinai, Society Is., Somalia, South Carolina, South China Sea, Spain, Sudan, Sumatera, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Tanzania, Texas, Tibet, Tonga, Tubuai Is., Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, Utah, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vermont, Vietnam, Washington, West Virginia, Western Sahara, Windward Is., Wisconsin, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zambia, Zaïre as per POWO;
am-uh-RANTH-us -- everlasting flower ... Dave's Botanary kroo-EN-tus -- bloody, gory colors ... Dave's Botanary commonly known as: African-spinach, blood amaranth, bush greens, caterpillar amaranth, grain amaranth, purple amaranth, red amaranth, red shank, Sudan-spinach, velvet flower • Hindi: चौलाई chaulai, लाल साग lal sag, रामदाना ramdana • Kannada: ರಾಜಗಿರಿ rajgiri • Kashmiri: बुस्तान अफ्रोज़ bustan afroz, मवल् mawal • Konkani: राजगिरि rajgiri • Marathi: राजगिरा rajgira, श्रावणी माठ shravani maath • Punjabi: ਤਜ ਖੁਰੁਸ taj khurus • Sanskrit: राजगिरि rajagiri • Tamil: பூங்கீரை pu-n-kirai • Urdu: گل کيش gul-kesh Native to: probably Central America; naturalized & cultivated worldwide Terminal inflorescence alone usually spiciform, the axillary inflorescences ± rounded clusters-or if axillary spikes present, these with globose clusters at junction with stem; bracteoles terminating in awns which are fine, flexuose and hair-like above; perianth segments 3....................................Amaranthus tricolor Terminal and at least some (generally most) of the upper axillary inflorescences spiciform, without dense globose clusters at the junction of peduncle and stem; bracteoles terminating in stout, rigid awns; perianth segments usually 5.............. A. hybridus Subsp. cruentus has shorter bracteoles of female flower (longest mostly 1-1.5 times as long as the perianth; 1.5-2 times in subsp. hybridus), Stigma-bases and upper part of lid of fruit scarcely swollen (swollen in subsp hybridus), fruit with no distinct “neck” (distinct neck in subsp. hybridus).
Which is this edible red amaranth? : Attachments (2). 4 posts by 4 authors. This is another amaranth i came across which is also consumed as a vegetable alike A. viridis. Could you please identify the species? I think this represents Amaranthus cruentus L. For the red amaranth pics i posted within the group, i received two identifications:- One A. cruentus and other saying it to be A. tricolor. Please can some help distinguish between the two. Is it true that A. tricolor is not the edible species and is ornamental while A. cruentus is used for cooking...?? Not sure. And any difference in the inflorescence heads- one erect n in other species drooping? Amaranthus tricolor is now correct name for what we earlier knew as Amaranthus gangeticus. A. cruentus is now correctly known as A. hybridus subsp. cruentus. The two species are distinguished as under: Terminal inflorescence alone usually spiciform, the axillary inflorescences ± rounded clusters-or if axillary spikes present, these with globose clusters at junction with stem; bracteoles terminating in awns which are fine, flexuose and hair-like above; perianth segments 3....................................Amaranthus tricolor Terminal and at least some (generally most) of the upper axillary inflorescences spiciform, without dense globose clusters at the junction of peduncle and stem; bracteoles terminating in stout, rigid awns; perianth segments usually 5.............. A. hybridus Subsp. cruentus has shorter bracteoles of female flower (longest mostly 1-1.5 times as long as the perianth; 1.5-2 times in subsp. hybridus), Stigma-bases and upper part of lid of fruit scarcely swollen (swollen in subsp hybridus) , fruit with no distinct “neck” (distinct neck in subsp. hybridus).
Identification for Amaranth: Could you all please confirm if the identification for this amaranth species
is Amaranthus cruentus. - In Marathi called Tambada Math. Tasty veg with onion and garlic
- Yes, this is Amaranthus cruentus. We call it Lal math in marathi. Chenopodiaceae and Amaranthaceae Week: RVS-4: Amaranthus cruentus?: Please confirm if this is Amaranthus cruentus (= A. paniculatus). ... My sightings of A. cruentus was made easy by the local farmers. Your posted plant does resembles very much to A. cruentus.Eager to find it validated by someone who is familiar with amaranths. Many thanks for this upload. Thanks for showing us the plant which is grown for the grains. ?Rajgira
am-uh-RANTH-us -- everlasting flower ... Dave's Botanary kroo-EN-tus -- bloody, gory colors ... Dave's Botanary commonly known as: African-spinach, blood amaranth, bush greens, caterpillar amaranth, grain amaranth, purple amaranth, red amaranth, red shank, Sudan-spinach, velvet flower • Hindi: चौलाई chaulai, लाल साग lal sag, रामदाना ramdana • Kannada: ರಾಜಗಿರಿ rajgiri • Kashmiri: बुस्तान अफ्रोज़ bustan afroz, मवल् mawal • Konkani: राजगिरि rajgiri • Marathi: राजगिरा rajgira, श्रावणी माठ shravani maath • Punjabi: ਤਜ ਖੁਰੁਸ taj khurus • Sanskrit: राजगिरि rajagiri • Tamil: பூங்கீரை pu-n-kirai • Urdu: گل کيش gul-kesh Native to: probably Central America; naturalized & cultivated worldwide References: Flowers of India • Wikipedia • NPGS / GRIN • DDSA at Rajgurunagar near Pune, on 07 DEC 09
Wow thanks for showing the Rajgira plant. I thought it had red/pink flowers but found that they may be yellow also.
Purple Amaranthus seen in a Strawberry field in Mahabaleshwar. Chenopodiaceae and Amaranthaceae Week : sk-20 : Amaranthus sp. relook plz: Very recently i posted this plant and ... suggested that it was likely to be Amaranthus viridis L.
This can never be the same plant as in - https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en&fromgroups=#!topic/indiantreepix/IBUEq_CN1k0. Amaranthus pages in the "Bengal Plants" :-
I think this is some other species of Amaranthus, not A. viridis. Appears like Amaranthus hybridus as per ... posting. This plant (also in https://groups.google.com/d/topic/indiantreepix/EnGeFTQ2zd0/discussion) can be Amaranthus hybridus. But which one?
Though the scaled leaf in this thread shows obtuse apex, i think, acute leaves can be seen in the first pic. In the description of A. caudatus L., Flora of British India notes, "I find it very difficult to distinguish some states of this from A. paniculatus......" F. B. I. equates A. caudatus L. with A. cruentus WIlld., Roxb. ..... In the description of A. cruentus Willd. Flora Indica notes, "The leaves are very remarkable for being concave, like a spoon, either on the upper or under side......" The leaves of A. paniculatus in F. B. I. is 2-6 by 1-3 in. and petiole equally long. So, it seems to be A. paniculatus L. of the Bengal Plants & F. B. I. = Amaranthus cruentus L. of FoC = Amaranthus hybridus L. of FoP !!!
Chenopodiaceae and Amaranthaceae Week: Amaranthus caudatus from Paddar Valley J&K: Kindly confirm ID Bot. name: Amaranthus caudatus Family: Amaranthaceae Location: Paddar Valley J&K Altitude: 1800-2800 m asl Habitat: Cultivated crop Cannot say emphatically.. still can this be A. paniculatus instead?.. I agree with ..., it is Amaranthus paniculatus L. of Flora of British India.
The last picture looks like Chaulai- Amaranthus- a leafy veg. May be Ramdana is its seed-but I am not very sure whether the chaulai the vegetable and the ramdana the seeds are part of same var. of Amaranthus. this plant is ramdana or Rajgira The entry of Amaranthus frumentaceus Buchanan, in the Flora Indica elborates :- "...... First discovered by Dr. Buchanan, on the hills between the Mysore and Coimbetore..... cultivate it for the seed which they convert into flour....... In the Botanic Garden forty square yards of ground.... yielded twenty-one pounds weight of the clear ripe seed in September...... stems erect, often an inch or more in diameter.... colour from green to pretty deep red... leaves alternate, pretty long petioled, from oblong to broad-lanceolar, acute.... panicles terminal.... composed of many appressed. crowded spikes......" Flora of British India equates it with the Amaranthus paniculatus L.
Identification Part 4: Amaranth species: This is part 4 :-) this is the same Ramdana plant (Amaranthus sp)...................... There is very little information in this series. However, i think this is same as - https://groups.google.com/d/topic/indiantreepix/zxhZTzEkdj4/discussion.
Amaranthus sp. Hooghly 30-01-13 sk1: This is a wild stout herb in a dead canal which is also used as a dumping ground in places. The canal remains waterlogged during the monsoon months. This plant is more robust than the Amaranthus spinosus L., but without spines and i think less hardy. Species : UNKNOWN H & H : erect herb, height between 4.5 ft. Date : 30/1/13 Place : Hooghly Can be Amaranthus viridis L. Appears like Amaranthus hybridus as per ... posting. Thank you Sir, the discussion in the other thread of this plant can be found at - https://groups.google.com/d/topic/indiantreepix/Z-Z2OdSfD1s/discussion. Looks like Chaulai. Thank you ... The ebook at - http://books.google.co.in/books?id=Ns4vQyf-zI0C&pg=PA546&lpg=PA546&dq=chaulai&source=bl&ots=NMCgKUFnZs&sig=LGAofGe1T7qRIWz2uGBBBZq_44s&hl=en&sa=X&ei=UakfUauAHcnIrQe8voGACA&ved=0CD4Q6AEwAjgK#v=onepage&q=chaulai&f=false informs there are several varieties of Chaulai which belong to several Amaranthus species. There is one Amaranthus, A. polygamus, which was known as CHAULAL in "An English Index to The Plants of India". The Plant List lists three, maybe more, A. polygamus -
Can you please specifically identify the species in this thread?
A red leaved Amaranthus seen in a garden here a couple of days ago. Kindly id. Perhaps Amaranthus hybridus Edible Amaranthus-Lal Sag. I think it is Amaranthus cruentus L.
Date/ Time- 13/03/2013 at around 12:30 pm. Location- Village Nawagarh, District Gumla, Jharkhand. 23. 46’17.99” N, 86.13’55.24” E, elevation 222m, eye altitude 1.37 km.. Habitat- Garden, wild. That looks like Lal Sag to me, Amaranthus sp. I think yes, Amaranthus cruentus. Supporting ..., it is Amaranthus cruentus L.
Plant of Central Java 10 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2). I am confused with the id of the following Amaranthus. Could you help me please. Thank you. Flora Indica has only one Amaranthus that have concave leaf blade, either upper or under side. And I think leaves should look like, not exactly though, 1) http://laurent.renault.edb.free.fr/ESTIVALES%202011/Photos%20estivales%202010/Amaranthus%20cruentus%20'Hot%20Biscuits'%20fleur.jpg and 2) http://laurent.renault.edb.free.fr/ESTIVALES%202011/Photos%20estivales%202010/Amaranthus%20cruentus%20'Hot%20Biscuits'.jpg. I would say yours are better! Source of those two links - http://laurent.renault.edb.free.fr/ESTIVALES%202011/A-estivales2011.htm Attached herewith related entry from FI. For namesake you may visit - Thank you very much.
Chenopodiaceae and Amaranthaceae Week :: Amaranthus caudatus Pune SMP4: Amaranthus caudatus Pune लाल माठ Photographed from cutting a twig from the vegetable purchased from Market. I think appears more closer to Amaranthus cruentus L. rather than those at Amaranthus caudatus L. as per image herein. Yes ...
Re: Amaranthus : 6 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (6) Rajnagar Kumarghat Tripura Images not so clear. Is it cultivated as a vegetable ? Is it spiny or not ? Pl. check comparative images at Amaranthus Also check Amaranthus viridis L. & It is not spiny. Its leaves are not eaten as vegetable. Its seeds are boiled or roasted and eaten as grain {Ramdana} In India there are 3 species of Amaranthus whose seeds are used as grains, not as vegetables I wish to know the name of this species. Amaranthus caudatus Amaranthus cruentus [Not possible as my specimen is not red and seeds are not black] Amaranthus hypochondriacus In that case, it may be Amaranthus cruentus L. as per details herein and as per comparative images at Amaranthus
SK 2398 18 January 2020 : 5 posts by 2 authors. 3 images- 7 mb each. Location: Bangkok, Thailand Date: 07 December 2019 Elevation: MSL Habitat: Cultivated Red flower red leaf Amaranthus ! Any specific ID ? I think may be Amaranthus cruentus L. as per details herein and as per comparative images at Amaranthus
Attached images are Amaranthus sp. Please ID for it. Date : 01/12/2012 Location: Guwahati [Dist- Kamrup(Metro)] Family : Amaranthaceae Genus & species : Amaranthus sp. Habitat: Grows wild on road side. Habit : Herb Could this be Amaranthus dubius Mart. ex Thell.? Plant for ID : Bangalore : 17AUG20 : AK-07 : 7 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (2) A potted plant. Seems to be an Amaranthaceae. Amaranthus dubius, May i request you to pl. post high resolution images to check the details. I feel it may be Amaranthus cruentus as per images and details herein and as per POWO. Sure … Here they are.. Attachments (1)- 7 mb. Tried taking a close up of the inflorescence. I hope it helps. It was very windy so I could not take better pictures. Attachments (1) Yes, I feel close to Amaranthus cruentus as per images and details herein. An Amaranthaceae plant seen in a cultivated garden in Dubai during my visit in early March, 2020. Amaranthus tricolor L. ?? I think more closer to images at Amaranthus cruentus L.
An Amaranthaceae plant seen in a cultivated garden in Dubai during my visit in early March, 2020 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2) Amaranthus tricolor L. ?? I think more closer to images at Amaranthus cruentus L. References: POWO The Plant List Ver.1.1 Catalogue of Life GRIN Flora of Pakistan Annonated checklist of Flowering plants of Nepal Flora of China |
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