Amaranthus caudatus L.

  • Filed As

    Amaranthaceae
    Amaranthus caudatus L.

  • Collector(s)

    P. Gómez Andrade 424, 28 Aug 1988

  • Location

    Ecuador. Morona Santiago. Centro Shuar Yukutais, 10km S Sucua, Rio Upano, road to San Luis del Upano.

  • Habitat

    Young secondary forest.

  • Description

    Herb to 1m; inflorescence spicate; flowers very small, red-brown-creamish. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 85119

    Occurrence ID: 17e6a59f-a7dd-4436-bd48-68de9258fbdd

  • Local Name

    ataco, sangorache, amaranto

  • Language
    Spanish, Spanish, Spanish
  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Caryophyllales

  • Family

    Amaranthaceae

  • All Determinations

    Amaranthus caudatus L.
    Note: !T. M. Pederson, 1990

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • State/Province

    Morona Santiago

  • Locality

    Centro Shuar Yukutais, 10km S Sucua, Rio Upano, road to San Luis del Upano

  • Coordinates

    -2.52, -78.15

  • Distribution

    Map all specimens of this taxon

  • Level 1 Use

    FOOD/FOOD ADDITIVES/BEVERAGES

  • Level 2 Use

    Unspecified (Food/Food Additives/Beverages)

  • Level 3 Use

    Comestible

  • Use Notes

    The Shuar occasionally eat the leaves as a potherb

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