Amaranthus muricatus
Amaranthus muricatus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Amaranthaceae |
Genus: | Amaranthus |
Species: | A. muricatus
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Binomial name | |
Amaranthus muricatus (
Hieron.[1] | |
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Amaranthus muricatus, the so-called African amaranth, is a species in the genus
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
- ^ Bol. Acad. Nac. Ci. Republ. Argent. 4: 421 (1881)
- ^ a b "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.
- S2CID 18987386. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Amaranthus muricatus in Global Plants on JSTOR". plants.jstor.org. Retrieved 2021-04-29.
- ^ "Amaranthys muricatus: Rough-fruited Amaranth". National Biodiversity Network Atlas. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
- ^ "Amaranthus muricatus (Gillies ex Moq.) Hieron". floraofgibraltar.myspecies.info. Retrieved 2021-04-29.