Amaranthus roxburghianus H.W.Kung

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Amaranthaceae > Amaranthus

Characteristics

Stem erect, light green, 30-65 cm, much branched, glabrous. Petiole 1-2.5 cm, slender; leaf blade ovate-rhombic, obovate, or oblong, 2-5 × 1-2.5 cm, base cuneate, margin undulate, apex notched, with a mucro. Flowers few, sparsely clustered at axils. Bracts and bracteoles subulate, ca. 2 mm, abaxially with a distinct midvein, apex long pointed. Tepals lanceolate, ca. 2.5 mm, apex acuminate, long pointed. Stamens shorter than perianth; stigmas 3. Utricles ovoid, subequal to perianth, ca. 3 mm, circumscissile. Seeds brownish black, subglobose, ca. 1 mm in diam. Fl. Jul-Aug, fr. Aug-Sep.
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A herb. The stems are erect and light green. They grow 30-65 cm tall. The leaves are oval and 2-5 cm long by 1-3 cm wide. The base is wedge shaped. The edges are wavy.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 0.65
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a tropical plant.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

Usage

Uses -
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 10 - 15
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 23
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) 19 - 30
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Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Amaranthus roxburghianus world distribution map, present in China and India

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:50866769-1
WFO ID wfo-0000530462
COL ID CH69
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Amaranthus roxburghianus Amaranthus blitum var. angustifolius