Amaranthus hypochondriacus

Species Overview :-    

 Amaranth hypochondriacus is a multi-purpose plant with food, feed, vegetables and ornamental value commonly known as Prince-of-Wales feather or prince's-feather. It's known in Spanish as quelite, blero, and  quintonil, and it's native to Mexico. It has high nutritional value, and  contains high content and quality of crude protein and high concentration of  amino acids and trace elements. It has a series of characteristics, such as  wide adaptability, strong resistance, drought resistance, lodging resistance,  salt resistance, barren resistance, strong regeneration ability, fast growth and  high use value.

Common Name : Prince-of-Wales Feather, Prince's Feather
Scientific Name : Amaranthus hypochondriacus L.
Plant Class : Dicotyledonae
Plant Order : Caryophyllales
Plant Family : Amaranthaceae
Genus : Amaranthus
Species : A. hypochondriacus
Abbreviation : A. hypochondriacus
Ploidy Level : Diploid
Chromosome Number : 2n=2x=32
Estimated Genome Size : 466 Mb

 Reference : PMID: 28854926   PMID: 25071079