Senninkoku (English spelling) love-lies-bleeding

Japanese: センニンコク(仙人穀) - センニンコク(英語表記)love‐lies‐bleeding
Senninkoku (English spelling) love-lies-bleeding
An annual plant of the Amaranthaceae family, cultivated for food and ornamental purposes. Also known as 'Old Spearhead'. Native to South America, it is said to have been cultivated in mountainous regions since around 4000 BCE. It is cultivated in many countries around the world for ornamental purposes, but it is thought that only a few cultivars are used for food. In the 19th century, it was introduced to the mountainous regions of Nepal and India, and then to Africa, where it has become a staple food crop. The plant is 1-2m tall. It has long, drooping flower clusters, and is rich in color and shape.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
食用および観賞用として栽培されるヒユ科ヒユ属の一年草。別名ヒモゲイトウ(老鎗穀)。南アメリカの原産で,前4000年ころから山岳地帯で栽培されていたという。観賞用として世界各国で栽培されているが,食用とされるのは,そのうちのいくつかの系統品種群であると思われる。19世紀にネパールやインド山岳地帯さらにアフリカに伝えられ,主食用の作物となっている。草丈は1~2m。花穂が房になって長く下垂し,色彩,形態の変化に富む。

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