Amaranthus spinosus L.
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Nile Valley north of Nubia (Cairo).
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Waste places, gardens. Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Sichuan, Taiwan, Yunnan, Zhejiang [probably native to neotropics, now cosmopolitan in warm-temperate and tropical regions].
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Amaranthus spinosus, commonly known as the 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. It can be a serious weed of rice cultivation in Asia. [1]
Uses[edit]
Dye use[edit]
In Khmer language, it is called pti banlar and in Vietnamese giền and its ash was historically used as a grey cloth dye.
Food use[edit]
Phat phak khom is a Thai stir-fried dish of the young shoots of the Amaranthus spinosus. This version is stir-fried with egg and minced pork
Like several related species, Amaranthus spinosus is a valued food plant in Africa.[2] It is valued also in Thai cuisine, where it is called phak khom (Thai: ผักขม). In Tamil it is called mullik keerai. In Sanskrit it is called tanduliyaka. it is used as food in the Philippines where it is called kulitis. The leaves of this plant, known as massaagu in the Maldivian language, have been used in the diet of the Maldives for centuries in dishes such as mas huni.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Caton, B. P.; M. Mortimer; J. E. Hill (2004). A practical field guide to weeds of rice in Asia. International Rice Research Institute. pp. 20–21.
- ^ Grubben, G.J.H. & Denton, O.A. (2004) Plant Resources of Tropical Africa 2. Vegetables. PROTA Foundation, Wageningen; Backhuys, Leiden; CTA, Wageningen.
- ^ Xavier Romero-Frias, The Maldive Islanders, A Study of the Popular Culture of an Ancient Ocean Kingdom. Barcelona 1999, ISBN 84-7254-801-5
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American origin.
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Amaranthus spinosus (Spiny Pigweed) introduced
(Flowers are wind-pollinated; honeybees collect pollen; this observation is from Robertson)
Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Apinae): Apis mellifera cp fq
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Surinam: makakraroen, maka mboa.
introduced; Man., Ont.; Ala., Ark., Calif., Conn., Del., D.C., Fla., Ga., Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kans., Ky., La., Maine, Md., Mass., Minn., Miss., Mo., Nebr., N.J., N.Y., N.C., Ohio, Okla., Pa., R.I., S.C., Tenn., Tex., Vt., Va., W.Va., Wis.; Mexico; West Indies; Central America; South America; introduced nearly worldwide.
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Frequent
Amaranthus dubius Mart. ex Thell. may yet be found in, or be introduced into, Pakistan. It much resembles Amaranthus spinosus but lacks the axillary spines and has a different habit; from robust Amaranthus viridis it differs in its circum¬scissile capsule, which is much less strongly wrinkled than that of Amaranthus viridis.
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Distribution: Of presumed American origin, now a cosmopolitan weed in the warmer regions of the world and also occurring as a casual in some temperate regions; in Pakistan as elsewhere it occurs as a weed of cultivation, roadsides, waste places etc., ascending to at least 1210 m.
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