Common name
English: Pendant amaranth
German: Garten-Amarant, Garten-Fuchsschwanz
Portuguese: Crista de galo, Jimboa
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2625)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2528)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2137)
Order: Caryophyllales (122)
Family: Amaranthaceae (16)(family description)
Genus: Amaranthus (3)
Epithet: caudatus L. (1)
Synonyms: Amaranthus abyssinicus hort., Amaranthus alopecurus Hochst., Amaranthus anardana Buch.-Ham., Amaranthus arardhanus Sw., Amaranthus berchtholdi hort. ex Moq., Amaranthus cararu Hort.Paris., Amaranthus carau Moq., Amaranthus carneus hort., Amaranthus caudatus (Pass.), Amaranthus chlorostachys Moq.-Tand., Amaranthus cruentus Willd., Amaranthus edulis Speg., Amaranthus esculentus Bess., Amaranthus farinaceus Roxb., Amaranthus guadeloupensis Hort., Amaranthus guadelupensis hort., Amaranthus hybridus Iamonico & Galasso (L.), Amaranthus incarnatus hort., Amaranthus leucocarpus S.Wats., Amaranthus leucocrous S.Watson, Amaranthus leucospermus S.Wats., Amaranthus mantegazzianus Passer., Amaranthus mategazzianus Passerini, Amaranthus maximus Mill., Amaranthus montevidensis hort., Amaranthus paniculatus Wall., Amaranthus pendulinus hort., Amaranthus pendulus hort., Amaranthus purgans hort., Amaranthus rubescens hort., Amaranthus sanguineus L., Amaranthus sanguinolentus Schrad., Amaranthus speciosus Sims, Amaranthus violaceus hort., Euxolus arvensis Rojas Acosta
abyssinicus => from Abyssinia (Ethiopia)
alopecurus => fox tail, fox brush
arvensis => growing in fields
caudatus => produced into a tail, tailed
edulis => edible
esculentus => edible, fit for human food
hybridus => hybrid cross, between two species, sharing both characteristics
maximus => largest
montevidensis => of or from Montevideo, Uruguay
rubescens => becoming red, turning red
speciosus => beautiful, showy or brilliant
violaceus => violet-colored
Characteristics
Climate: sub-tropical, tropical
Habit: herb
Flower colour: purple, red