Amaranthus cruentus
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Amaranthus cruentus L.
Ordre | Caryophyllales |
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Famille | Amaranthaceae |
Genre | Amaranthus |
2n = 32, 34
Origine : Mexique
sauvage ou cultivé
Français | amarante |
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Anglais | amaranth |
Résumé des usages
- légume-feuille
- graines comestibles
Sommaire
Description
Noms populaires
français | amarante |
anglais | amaranth |
allemand | Amaranth |
néerlandais | amarant |
italien | amaranto |
espagnol | bledo |
portugais | bredo |
Classification
Amaranthus cruentus L. (1759)
synonymes :
- Amaranthus paniculatus L. (1763)
- Amaranthus sanguineus L. (1763)
- Amaranthus caudatus auct. non L.
Cultivars
Histoire
Usages
Amaranthus paniculatus Linn. PRINCE'S FEATHER. RED AMARANTH. North America and naturalized in the Orient. This plant is extensively cultivated in India for its seed which is ground into flour. It is very productive. Roxburgh [1] says it will bear half a pound of floury, nutritious seed on a square yard of ground. Titford [2] says it forms an excellent pot-herb in Jamaica when boiled, exactly resembling spinach.
Références
- Chauvet, Michel, 2018. Encyclopédie des plantes alimentaires. Paris, Belin. 880 p. (p. 23)
- Lost Crops of Africa. Volume II: Vegetables, 2006. Washington, National Academies Press. 354 p. en ligne