Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderCaryophyllales
FamilyAmaranthaceae
GenusAmaranthus
Scientific name with authorshipAmaranthus tricolor L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Albersia polygama Boiss.Amaranthus amboinicus Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.Amaranthus bicolor NoccaAmaranthus bicolor Nocca ex Willd.Amaranthus cuspidatus Vis.Amaranthus flexuosus Moq.Amaranthus gangeticus L.Amaranthus gangeticus f. splendens VossAmaranthus gangeticus var. angustifolius Moq.Amaranthus gangeticus var. angustior L.H.BaileyAmaranthus gangeticus var. linearis (Guillaumin) GuillauminAmaranthus gangeticus var. melancholicus (L.) VossAmaranthus gangeticus var. obovatus (Moq.) GuillauminAmaranthus gangeticus var. oleraceus (Roxb.) HainesAmaranthus gangeticus var. parvifolius Moq.Amaranthus gangeticus var. rotundifolius Moq.Amaranthus gangeticus var. tristis PrainAmaranthus henderi HurstAmaranthus inamoenus Willd.Amaranthus japonicus Houtt.Amaranthus japonicus Houtt. ex Steud.Amaranthus japonicus Houtt. ex Willd.Amaranthus lanceolatus Roxb.Amaranthus lancifolius Roxb.Amaranthus lividus Roxb.Amaranthus mangostanus BlancoAmaranthus mangostanus L.Amaranthus mangostanus var. major Moq.Amaranthus mangostanus var. parvifolius Moq.Amaranthus melancholicus L.Amaranthus melancholicus subsp. ruber J.DixAmaranthus melancholicus var. linearis GuillauminAmaranthus melancholicus var. obovatus Moq.Amaranthus melancholicus var. parvifolius Moq.Amaranthus melancholicus var. tricolor (L.) Lam.Amaranthus melancholicus var. tricolor (L.) Lam. ex Moq.Amaranthus mucronatus Hook.fil.Amaranthus oleraceus Roxb.Amaranthus polygamus L.Amaranthus polygamus Roxb.Amaranthus polygamus ThwaitesAmaranthus rotundifolius Moq.Amaranthus roxburghianus NevskiAmaranthus roxburghianus var. angustifolius (Moq.) N.C.NairAmaranthus roxburgianus NevskiAmaranthus roxburgianus var. angustifolius (Moq.) N.C.NairAmaranthus salicifolius H.J.VeitchAmaranthus tenuifolius Wall.Amaranthus tricolor subsp. mangostanus (L.) AellenAmaranthus tricolor subsp. mangostanus (L.) Thell.Amaranthus tricolor subsp. splendens L.H.BaileyAmaranthus tricolor subsp. tristis (L.) AellenAmaranthus tricolor subsp. tristis (L.) Thell.Amaranthus tricolor var. acutus Saubhik DasAmaranthus tricolor var. bicolor Rob.Amaranthus tricolor var. bicolor-ruber Rob.Amaranthus tricolor var. elegantissimus Rob.Amaranthus tricolor var. gangeticus (L.) FioriAmaranthus tricolor var. mangostanus (L.) AellenAmaranthus tricolor var. melancholicus (L.) Lam.Amaranthus tricolor var. melancholicus (L.) Thell.Amaranthus tricolor var. polygamus (L.) AellenAmaranthus tricolor var. ruber Rob.Amaranthus tricolor var. splendens L.H.BaileyAmaranthus tricolor var. tristis (L.) Thell.Amaranthus tristis L.Amaranthus tristis Wall.Amaranthus tristis var. wightii Moq.Amaranthus versicolor Verschaff.Amaranthus versicolor Verschaff. ex RegelBlitum gangeticum (L.) MoenchBlitum melancholicum (L.) MoenchEuxolus polygamus (L.) Moq.Glomeraria bicolor Cav.Glomeraria bicolor Cav. ex Moq.Glomeraria tricolor (L.) Cav.Pyxidium gangeticum (L.) Moq.Pyxidium melancholicum (L.) Moq.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Environmental use
Gene source
Material
Poison reported
Social use
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Evidence boundary
A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier327386-2
Use codesEU GS HF MA ME PO SU
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources of South-East AsiaPlant Resources for Tropical AfricaUseful Plants of West Tropical Africa
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!Educational index, not a treatment recommendation
The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.