Amaranthus muricatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Amaranthus
Species:
A. muricatus
Binomial name
Amaranthus muricatus
Synonyms[2]
  • Amaranthus tarraconensis Sennen & Pau
  • Euxolus muricatus Gillies ex Moq.

Amaranthus muricatus, the so-called African amaranth, is a species in the genus Amaranthus native to South America; Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina and Uruguay. It is an invasive species in Africa, Europe and Australia, and to a lesser degree in North America and Asia.[2] It is a decumbent perennial that does well in arid climates.[3]

A. muricatus may grow to about 60 cm tall. Its glabrous leaves are linear to lanceolate, about 2-5 cm long, with long petioles.[4] Small flowers are produced on compact, pyramidal panicles.[5] These flowers, which appear in summer and fall, produce wrinkled achenes, about 2 mm long, containing semiglossy, black, lenticular seeds that are typically 1-1.2 mm in diameter.[6][7]

References

  1. ↑ Bol. Acad. Nac. Ci. Republ. Argent. 4: 421 (1881)
  2. 1 2 "Amaranthus muricatus (Gillies ex Moq.) Hieron". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  3. ↑ Escudero, N.L.; Albarracín, G.; Fernández, S.; De Arellano, L.M.; Mucciarelli, S. (1999). "Nutrient and antinutrient composition of Amaranthus muricatus" (PDF). Plant Foods for Human Nutrition. 54 (4): 327–336. doi:10.1023/A:1008149721435. PMID 10798343. S2CID 18987386. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  4. ↑ Mifsud, Stephen (2002-08-23). "Amaranthus muricatus (African Amaranth): MaltaWildPlants.com - the online Flora of the Maltese Islands". www.maltawildplants.com. Retrieved 2021-04-29.
  5. ↑ "Amaranthus muricatus in Global Plants on JSTOR". plants.jstor.org. Retrieved 2021-04-29.
  6. ↑ "Amaranthys muricatus: Rough-fruited Amaranth". National Biodiversity Network Atlas. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Amaranthus muricatus (Gillies ex Moq.) Hieron". floraofgibraltar.myspecies.info. Retrieved 2021-04-29.
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