Amaranth

Japanese: Amaranthus
Amaranth

…An annual plant of the Amaranthaceae family native to India, cultivated for medicinal and ornamental purposes (illustration). There are mutants with beautifully colored leaves, such as red and yellow. The specific name tricolor (three-colored) is derived from this mutation. The stems are 80-170 cm tall and hairless. The leaves are rhomboid or rhomboid-ovate, 4-12 cm long, with long petioles. Flowers appear in terminal and axillary spikes from August to October in Japan. The terminal inflorescences are long and unbranched. The flowers are unisexual and monoecious. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Amaranthus" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…薬用または観賞用に栽培される,インド地方原産のヒユ科の一年草(イラスト)。葉に紅色や黄色などの美しい色彩をもつ変異型がある。種小名tricolor(3色の)はこのような変異にちなんだものである。茎は高さ80~170cm,無毛。葉はひし形またはひし形状卵形で長さ4~12cm,長い葉柄がある。花は日本では8~10月,頂生および腋生(えきせい)の穂状花序につく。頂生の花序は長く伸び,枝分れしない。花は単性花で,雌雄同株。…

※「Amaranthus」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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