Amaranthus blitum L. subsp. oleraceus (L.) Costea GRIN-Global

Summary

Genus:

Amaranthus

Subgenus:

Albersia

Family:

Amaranthaceae

Nomen number:

430515

Place of publication:

M. Costea et al., Sida 19:984. 2001

Verified:

02/04/2003 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Amaranthus blitum L. (0 active accession[s])
Amaranthus blitum L. subsp. blitum (0 active accession[s])
Amaranthus blitum L. subsp. emarginatus (Moq. ex Uline & Bray) Carretero et al. var. pseudogracilis (Thell.) Costea (0 active accession[s])
Amaranthus blitum L. subsp. emarginatus (Salzm. ex Uline & Bray) Carretero et al. (0 active accession[s])
Amaranthus blitum L. subsp. emarginatus (Salzm. ex Uline & Bray) Carretero et al. var. emarginatus (Salzm. ex Uline & Bray) Costea (0 active accession[s])
Amaranthus blitum L. var. blitum (0 active accession[s])

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym

Amaranthus oleraceus L.

Homotypic Synonym(s)

Amaranthus lividus L.
Amaranthus lividus L. f. lividus

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Reference(s)

Costea, M. & F. J. Tardif. 2003. The biology of Canadian weeds. 126. Amaranthus albus L., A. blitoides S. Watson and A. blitum L. Canad. J. Pl. Sci. 83:1039-1066.
Costea, M. et al. 2001. Notes on some little known Amaranthus taxa (Amaranthaceae) in the United States. Sida 19:975-992.
Costea, M. et al. 2003. The identity of a cultivated Amaranthus from Asia and a new nomenclatural combination. Econ. Bot. 57:646-647.
Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).

Common names

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note
2	Cultivated					only cult.

Cultivated (only cult.)

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Human food	vegetable	fide Sida 19:986. 2001	Costea, M. et al. 2001. Notes on some little known Amaranthus taxa (Amaranthaceae) in the United States. Sida 19:975-992.