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Spleen Amaranth
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Spleen Amaranth

Amaranthus dubius Mart.

Names

EnglishSpleen Amaranth
Dutch—
SpanishQuelite
Chinese假刺苋
Sranan Tongoklarun
Sranan Tongokrarun
Scientific nameAmaranthus dubius Mart.

About this species

Amaranthus dubius, the red spinach, Chinese spinach, (simplified Chinese: 苋菜; traditional Chinese: 莧菜; pinyin: xiàncài), spleen amaranth, hon-toi-moi, yin choy, hsien tsai, or Arai keerai (அரைக்கீரை) is a plant species. It belongs to the economically important family Amaranthaceae.

This plant is native to South America, Mexico, and the West Indies, however; it is widely introduced throughout the world. The species occurs locally in France and Germany and is naturalized or invasive in tropical and subtropical regions of the United States (Florida and Hawaii), Africa, Asia, Australia and the Pacific.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderCaryophyllales
FamilyAmaranthaceae
GenusAmaranthus

In Suriname

13Records in Suriname
1851First record
2006Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Paramaribo3
  • Brokopondo2
  • Para1
  • Sipaliwini1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

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