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 blitum L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Albersia arenaria SchurAlbersia ascendens (Loisel.) Fourr.Albersia blitum (L.) KunthAlbersia blitum var. oleraceus (L.) Hook.fil.Albersia livida (L.) KunthAlbersia oleracea (L.) Boiss., 1879Albersia oleracea (L.) KunthAlbersia viridisAmaranthus adscendens Rchb.Amaranthus albus RodschiedAmaranthus albus Rodschied ex F.Dietr.Amaranthus alius E.H.L.KrauseAmaranthus alius K.KrauseAmaranthus ascendens Loisel.Amaranthus ascendens var. oleraceus (L.) P.Fourn.Amaranthus ascendens var. oleraceus (L.) Thell.Amaranthus ascendens var. oleraceus (L.) Thell. ex PriszterAmaranthus berchtoldii SeidlAmaranthus berchtoldii Seidl ex OpizAmaranthus blitonius St.-Lag.Amaranthus blitum f. lividus (L.) LetzAmaranthus blitum f. prostratus GaudinAmaranthus blitum f. rubens (Moq.) Hatus.Amaranthus blitum subsp. ascendens (Loisel.) HeukelsAmaranthus blitum subsp. ascendens (Loisel.) Schübl. & G.MartensAmaranthus blitum subsp. oleraceus (L.) CosteaAmaranthus blitum var. ascendens (Loisel.) DC.Amaranthus blitum var. oleraceus (L.) Hook.fil.Amaranthus blitum var. procumbens GaudinAmaranthus circinnatus Poir.Amaranthus diffusus DulacAmaranthus emarginatus Salzm. ex Moq.Amaranthus gangeticus Wall.Amaranthus graecizans var. blitum (L.) KuntzeAmaranthus lividus Hook.fil.Amaranthus lividus L.Amaranthus lividus f. rubens (Moq.) Hatus., 1994Amaranthus lividus subsp. ascendens (Loisel.) HeukelsAmaranthus lividus subsp. ascendens (Loisel.) Wacht.Amaranthus lividus subsp. lividusAmaranthus lividus subsp. oleraceus (L.) SoóAmaranthus lividus subsp. polygonoides (Moq.) ThellungAmaranthus lividus var. ascendens (Loisel.) Hayw. & DruceAmaranthus lividus var. ascendens (Loisel.) Thell.Amaranthus lividus var. oleraceus (L.) Thell.Amaranthus minor GrayAmaranthus mucronatus Poir.Amaranthus obtusiflorus (Mart.) Kov.Amaranthus officinalis GromovAmaranthus officinalis Gromov ex Trautv.Amaranthus oleraceus L.Amaranthus oleraceus RodschiedAmaranthus oleraceus var. maximus C.B.ClarkeAmaranthus olitorius BesserAmaranthus polygonoides Zoll.Amaranthus prostratus T.BastardAmaranthus prostratus var. subascendens DC.Amaranthus ruderalis KochAmaranthus ruderalis Koch ex Moq.Amaranthus tenuiflorus Fisch.Amaranthus tenuiflorus Fisch. ex Moq.Amaranthus tenuifolius Wall.Amaranthus viridis All.Amaranthus viridis f. ascendens (Loisel.) HegiAmaranthus viridis f. erectus (Froelich) HegiAmaranthus viridis f. purpureus (Moq.) HegiBlitum lividum (L.) MoenchBlitum maius Scop.Blitum oleraceum (L.) MoenchEuxolus alius E.H.L.KrauseEuxolus ascendens (Loisel.) H.HaraEuxolus blitum (L.) Gren.Euxolus lividus (L.) Moq.Euxolus lividus A.DC.Euxolus lividus var. oblongifolius Moq.Euxolus oleraceus (L.) Moq.Euxolus oleraceus DC.Euxolus oleraceus var. obtusiflorus Seub.Euxolus viridis var. ascendens (Loisel.) Moq.Euxolus viridis var. purpurascens Moq.Euxolus viridis var. rubens Moq.Galliaria ascendens (Loisel.) Bubani, 1897Glomeraria blitum (L.) Cav.Glomeraria livida (L.) Cav.Glomeraria oleracea (L.) Cav.Pentrius oleraceus (L.) Raf.Pyxidium graecizans Moq.Pyxidium oleraceum (L.) Moq.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Environmental use
Gene source
Material
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 identifier10619-2
Use codesEU GS HF MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New GuineaPlant 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.