Amaranthus hypochondriacus

Species of flowering plant

Amaranthus hypochondriacus

Conservation status

Apparently Secure  (NatureServe)[1]

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Plantae
Clade:  | Tracheophytes
Clade:  | Angiosperms
Clade:  | Eudicots
Order:  | Caryophyllales
Family:  | Amaranthaceae
Genus:  | Amaranthus
Species:  |

A. hypochondriacus

Binomial name
Amaranthus hypochondriacus

Synonyms[2]

List

*     * Amaranthus anardana Buch.-Ham. ex Moq.
* Amaranthus atrosanguineus Moq.
* Amaranthus aureus Besser
* Amaranthus bernhardii Moq.
* Amaranthus flavus L.
* Amaranthus frumentaceus Buch.-Ham. ex Roxb.
* Amaranthus hybridus Vell. nom. illeg.
* Amaranthus hybridus var. erythrostachys Moq.
* Amaranthus hybridus f. hypochondriacus (L.) H.Rob.
* Amaranthus hybridus var. hypochondriacus (L.) H.Rob.
* Amaranthus hybridus subsp. hypochondriacus (L.) Thell.
* Amaranthus hybridus var. leucocarpus (S.Watson) Hunz.
* Amaranthus leucocarpus S.Watson
* Amaranthus leucospermus S.Watson
* Amaranthus macrostachyus Mérat ex Moq.
* Amaranthus monstrosus Moq.

Amaranthus hypochondriacus is an ornamental plant commonly known as Prince-of-Wales feather[3] or prince's-feather.[4][5] Originally endemic to Mexico, it is called quelite, bledo[6] and quintonil in Spanish.[7][8]

In Africa and El Salvador, like many other species in the family Amaranthaceae, it is valued as source of food.[9] The leaves and seeds are very nutritious and have a mild flavor.[10] The seeds also contain phenolic compounds.[11]

In temperate regions, it is cultivated as a half-hardy annual. Numerous cultivars have been selected, of which 'Green Thumb'[12] and 'Pygmy Torch'[13] have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. It grows best in well-drained soils in full sun, and is suitable for USDA hardiness zones 3–10. It may be susceptible to aphids.[14]

A. hypochondriacus is a vigorous, upright plant that typically reaches 40–200 cm (15–80 in) tall.[10] It is often grown for its flowers, which appear in dense, catkin-like inflorescences in the summer and autumn. They are usually deep purplish-red, but may be yellow-green.[14] These give way to dry fruits, about 1.5–3 mm (1⁄16–1⁄8 in) long, that split open when ripe.[15] The fruits contain smooth, shiny seeds that may be subglobose to lenticular, either whitish-pink or dark reddish-brown to black, and 1–1.4 mm (3⁄64–1⁄16 inch) in diameter.[16] The leaves are simple and alternately arranged, with entire margins.[15] They are rhombic-ovate to broadly lanceolate in shape, about 4–12 cm (1+1⁄2–4+1⁄2 inches) long and 2–7 cm (1–3 inches) wide, borne on long peduncles.[16]

* Flower of A. hypochondriacus

## References

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1. ^ "NatureServe Explorer". Retrieved 2021-05-06.
2. ^ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species".
3. ^ NRCS. "Amaranthus hypochondriacus". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 7 January 2016.
4. ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
5. ^ Phillips, Edward (1720). The New World of Words. 7th ed.
6. ^ "Cultivos andinos: Introducción". FAO: Oficina Regional de para América Latina y el Caribe. Archived from the original on 2011-01-10. Retrieved 2011-02-04.
7. ^ "Semillas de Amaranto". UNAM: Colección Etnobotánica. Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2011-02-04.
8. ^ "El amaranto". University of Guadalajara: Centro Universitario de Biológicas y Afropecuarias. Archived from the original on 2011-01-02. Retrieved 2011-02-04.
9. ^ Grubben, G.J.H. & Denton, O.A. (2004) Plant Resources of Tropical Africa 2. Vegetables. PROTA Foundation, Wageningen; Backhuys, Leiden; CTA, Wageningen.
10. ^ a b "Amaranthus hypochondriacus - Useful Tropical Plants". tropical.theferns.info. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
11. ^ Barba de la Rosa, A.P.; Fomsgaard, Inge S.; Laursen, Bente; Mortensen, Anne G.; Olvera-Martínez, L.; Silva-Sánchez, C.; Mendoza-Herrera, A.; González-Castañeda, J.; De León-Rodríguez, A. (2009-01-01). "Amaranth (Amaranthus hypochondriacus) as an alternative crop for sustainable food production: Phenolic acids and flavonoids with potential impact on its nutraceutical quality". Journal of Cereal Science. 49 (1): 117–121. doi:10.1016/j.jcs.2008.07.012. ISSN 0733-5210.
12. ^ "Amaranthus hypochondriacus 'Green Thumb'". RHS. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
13. ^ "Amaranthus hypochondriacus 'Pygmy Torch'". RHS. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
14. ^ a b "Amaranthus hypochondriacus (Cocks Comb, Lady Bleeding, Love Lies Bleeding, Pile Wort, Prince-of-Wales Feather, Prince's Feather, Prince's-feather, Red Cocks Comb) | North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox". plants.ces.ncsu.edu. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
15. ^ a b "Amaranthus hypochondriacus (prince's-feather amaranth): Go Botany". gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
16. ^ a b "Amaranthus hypochondriacus in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2021-05-06.

* Pink, Alfred (2004). Gardening for the Million. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation.

## External links

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* Carl von Linnés digitala växtbibliotek
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* "Amaranthus hypochondriacus". Plants for a Future.

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Taxon identifiers

Amaranthus hypochondriacus|

* Wikidata: Q159611
* Wikispecies: Amaranthus hypochondriacus
* APDB: 332
* BioLib: 38749
* Calflora: 11322
* CoL: CH37
* Ecocrop: 3090
* EoL: 585514
* EPPO: AMAHP
* EUNIS: 150906
* FNA: 200006983
* FoC: 200006983
* GBIF: 6109718
* GRIN: 2796
* iNaturalist: 75396
* IPNI: 10665-2
* IRMNG: 11101721
* ITIS: 20736
* MichiganFlora: 54
* NatureServe: 2.128128
* NBN: NBNSYS0000141566
* NCBI: 28502
* NZOR: 0e230f5b-9b2f-46fe-ac2f-f86d03a72302
* Open Tree of Life: 22343
* Plant List: kew-2632908
* PLANTS: AMHY2
* POWO: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:10665-2
* Tropicos: 1100009
* VASCAN: 27774
* WisFlora: 2498
* WFO: wfo-0000530285

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