Amaranthus tenuifolius Willd.

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Amaranthaceae > Amaranthus

Characteristics

An annual plant.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.35
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

A tropical plant. It grows near Chennai. It grows on the Deccan in India.
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Light 7-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The leaves are edible cooked. The seeds are ground into flour and cooked. CAUTION: This plant can accumulate nitrates if grown with high nitrogen inorganic fertilisers and these are poisonous.
Uses dye oil poison
Edible leaves seeds stems
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 10 - 15
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 23
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) 19 - 30
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Amaranthus tenuifolius world distribution map, present in Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:59686-1
WFO ID wfo-0000530507
COL ID CH72
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Amaranthus tenuifolius