Back قطيفة دموية Arabic قطيفه دمويه ARZ Amaranthus cruentus Azerbaijani Marxant vermell Catalan Amaranthus cruentus CEB Laskavec krvavý Czech Blodyn amor porffor Welsh Rispen-Fuchsschwanz German Amaranthus cruentus Esperanto Amaranthus cruentus Spanish

Amaranthus cruentus

Blood amaranth
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Amaranthus
Species:
A. cruentus
Binomial name
Amaranthus cruentus
Synonyms[1]
Synonyms list
    • A. anacardana Hook.f.
    • A. arardhanus Sweet
    • A. carneus Moq.
    • A. esculentus Besser ex Moq.
    • A. farinaceus Roxb. ex Moq.
    • A. guadeloupensis Voss
    • A. guadelupensis Moq.
    • A. incarnatus Moq.
    • A. montevidensis Moq.
    • A. paniculatus L.
    • A. purgans Moq.
    • A. rubescens Moq.
    • A. sanguineus L.
    • A. sanguinolentus Schrad. ex Moq.
    • A. speciosus Sims
    • A. spicatus Wirzén
    • A. strictus Willd.

Amaranthus cruentus is a flowering plant species that is native from Central Mexico to Nicaragua.[2] It yields a nutritious staple amaranth grain, being one of three Amaranthus species cultivated as a grain source, the other two being Amaranthus hypochondriacus and Amaranthus caudatus. It has several common names, including blood amaranth, red amaranth, purple amaranth,[3] prince's feather, and Mexican grain amaranth.

  1. ^ "Amaranthus cruentus". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew – via The Plant List. Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online
  2. ^ "Amaranthus cruentus L. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
  3. ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
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