Amaranthus spinosus

Taxobox
name = "Amaranthus spinosus"

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image_caption =
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Caryophyllales
familia = Amaranthaceae
genus = "Amaranthus"
species = "A. spinosus"
binomial = "Amaranthus spinosus"
binomial_authority = L.

"Amaranthus spinosus", commonly known as spiny amaranth, prickly amaranth or thorny amaranth. It is native to the tropical Americas, but it is present on most continents as an introduced species and sometimes a noxious weed.

In Cambodia, it is called "pti banlar" and its ash was historically used as a grey dye for cloth.

Like several related species, "Amaranthus spinosus" is a valued food plant in Africa.Grubben, G.J.H. & Denton, O.A. (2004) Plant Resources of Tropical Africa 2. Vegetables. PROTA Foundation, Wageningen; Backhuys, Leiden; CTA, Wageningen.]

References

External links

* [http://database.prota.org/dbtw-wpd/exec/dbtwpub.dll?AC=QBE_QUERY&BU=http%3A%2F%2Fdatabase.prota.org%2Fsearch.htm&TN=PROTAB~1&QB0=AND&QF0=Species+Code&QI0=Amaranthus+spinosus&RF=Webdisplay PROTAbase on "Amaranthus spinosus"]
* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?290,294,307 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=AMSP USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=200006989 Flora of North America]