Amaranthus parvulusPeter [family AMARANTHACEAE ] Verified by Not on sheet., Amaranthus graecizansNot on sheet. [family AMARANTHACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Not on sheet.,
Related name
Amaranthus not on sheet
Amaranthus pubescens
Amaranthus paolii
Amaranthus graecizans
Amaranthus blitum
Amaranthus thunbergii
Amaranthus angustifolius
Amaranthus thellungianus
Amaranthus spinosus
Amaranthus parvulus
Amaranthus dinteri
Amaranthus crispus
Amaranthus polygamus
Euxolus polygamus
Amaranthus aschersonianus
Common name
tazelanghatai (A. Chev.) walia bocio (A. Chev.) (MALI, TAMACHEK), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
nafa-nafa (A. Chev.) (MALI, FULA-PULAAR (Mali)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
húbéy (pi. -a) (D&C) (NIGER, SONGHAI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
ziliva (FRI) (GHANA, MOORE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
walia bocio (A. Chev.) (MALI, SONGHAI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
námíjìn-gaásàyaá = male Gynandropsis (JMD; ZOG) námíjìn-zaákií-bánzaá appl. loosely to several weeds (JMD; ZOG) zaákia-bánzaá (Lely) (NIGERIA, HAUSA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
bodbada (AN) bözbazö (AN) bözebazö (AN) sag el mohor (AN) (MAURITANIA, ARABIC (Hassaniya)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
wild amaranth., Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
Flora
Entry for AMARANTHUS graecizans L. [family AMARANTHACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora Somalia
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora Somalia, Vol 1, (1993) Author: by C. C. Townsend [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
Erect, decumbent or prostrate annual, mostly up to 45 (rarely 70) cm, branched from the base and usually above. Stem slender to stout, glabrous or thinly to moderately furnished with short to long, often crisped multicellular hairs. Leaves long-petiolate, the petiole sometimes longer than the 4–55 x 2–30 mm, broadly or rhomboid-ovate to narrowly linear-lanceolate blade, glabrous or somtimes with sparse short gland-like hairs on the lower surface, acute to obtuse or obscurely retuse. Flowers entirely in axillary clusters, male and female flowers intermixed. Tepals of female flowers 3, 1.5–2 mm, lanceolate-oblong to linear-oblong, gradually to abruptly narrowed to the mucro. Stigmas 3. Capsule subglobose to shortly ovoid, 2–2.5 mm, usually strongly wrinkled throughout with a very short, smooth beak, longer than the perianth, circumscissile or sometimes not, even on the same plant. Seeds lenticular, faintly reticulate.
