Amaranthus hypochondriacus
- ️Fri Feb 04 2011
Amaranthus hypochondriacus is an ornamental plant commonly known as Prince-of-Wales feather or prince's feather.[1] Originally endemic to Mexico, it is called quelite, blero[2] and quintonil in Spanish.[3][4]
In Africa, like many other species in the family Amaranthaceae, it is valued as source of food.[5]
In temperate regions it is cultivated as a half-hardy annual. Numerous cultivars have been selected, of which 'Green Thumb'[6] and 'Pygmy Torch'[7] have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
References
- ^ Phillips, Edward (1720). The New World of Words. 7th ed.
- ^ "Cultivos andinos: Introducción". FAO: Oficina Regional de para América Latina y el Caribe. http://www.rlc.fao.org/es/agricultura/produ/cdrom/contenido/libro11/cap4.htm. Retrieved 2011-02-04.
- ^ "Semillas de Amaranto". UNAM: Colección Etnobotánica. http://www.ibiologia.unam.mx/herbario/galerias/colecciones_asociadas/pages/Semillas_amaranto.html. Retrieved 2011-02-04.
- ^ "El amaranto". University of Guadalajara: Centro Univeritario de Biológicas y Afropecuarias. http://www.cucba.udg.mx/sitiosinteres/coaxican/plts_mex/amaranto/amaranto.htm. Retrieved 2011-02-04.
- ^ Grubben, G.J.H. & Denton, O.A. (2004) Plant Resources of Tropical Africa 2. Vegetables. PROTA Foundation, Wageningen; Backhuys, Leiden; CTA, Wageningen.
- ^ RHS Plant Selector Amaranthus hypochondriacus 'Green Thumb' AGM / RHS Gardening
- ^ RHS Plant Selector Amaranthus hypochondriacus 'Pygmy Torch' AGM / RHS Gardening
- Pink, Alfred (2004). Gardening for the Million.. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/11892.
Flower of A. hypochondriacus
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