Vernacular Name
Pendant amaranth, Love-lies-bleeding, Tassel flower, Velvet flower, Foxtail amaranth, Quilete

Category
Cereals and Pseudocereals

Use

Rank	Class
1	Food and Beverages
	Pharmaceutical
	Cosmetics
	Health and Functional Products
	Fodder/Animal feed
	Fibre, Fuel and Building
	Ornamental
	Environmental
	Other

1. Very relevant
5. Not very relevant

Place of Origin
This species, as with many other of the Amaranths, are originally from the American tropics. The exact origin is unknown, as A. caudatus is believed to be a wild Amaranthus hybridus aggregate.

Actual Distribution
Amaranthus caudatus is a species of annual flowering plant. Many parts of the plants, including the leaves and seeds, are edible, and are frequently used as a source of food in India and South America. A. caudatus can grow anywhere from 3 to 8 feet in height, and grows best in full sun. It can... [Read_more]

Places and Types of Utilization
Leaves - raw or cooked as a spinach or added to soups etc. The mild flavoured leaves are rich in vitamins and minerals.

Seed - cooked. Very small but easy to harvest and very nutritious, individual plants can bear up to 100, 000 seeds. It is eaten cooked or ground into a powder and used in... [Read_more]

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Experts on Amaranthus caudatus:

• Michael Hermann
• David M. Brenner
• Wilfredo Rojas
• Mohammad Al Nassiri
• Anja Christinck
• Carlos Arbizu

Projects on Amaranthus caudatus:

• Contribution of neglected and underutilized species for food security and for resource poor rural populations
• Empowering the rural poor by strengthening their identity, income opportunities and nutritional security through the improved use and marketing of neglected and underutilized species
• Amaranth Germplasm Conservation and Use
• Elevar la contribucion que hacen las especies olvidadas y subutilizadas a la seguridad alimentaria y a los ingresos de la poblacion rural de escasos recursos
• All India Coordinated Research Project on Underutilized Crops
• Market research for underutilised vegetables in Africa

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