Phakhaolao Species Database

Serial no: 706

Status: Basic

Last update: 2024-10-26

ຜັກຫົມໜາມ
Spiny Amaranth
Amaranthus spinosus L.

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Herbaceous plants

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Local name:

ລາວ: ຜັກຫົມໝາມ ໄທ: ຜັກຂົມໜາມ. ກໍາປູເຈຍ: ພະຕິບັງລາ. ວຽດນາມ: ຣໍເຢັນງາຍ, ງຽນງາຍ. ຈີນ: ຊີຊຽນ. ອັງກິດ: spiny amaranth, spiny pigweed, prickly amaranth.

Synonyms :

Amaranthus spinosus L.
Amaranthus spinosus var. basiscissus Thell.
Amaranthus spinosus var. circumscissus Thell.
Amaranthus spinosus var. indehiscens Thell.
Amaranthus spinosus f. inermis Lauterb. & K.Schum.
Amaranthus spinosus var. purpurascens Moq.
Amaranthus spinosus var. pygmaeus Hassk.
Amaranthus spinosus var. rubricaulis Hassk.
Amaranthus spinosus var. viridicaulis Hassk.

Family:

Amaranthaceae

Close relatives:

Description:

Ecology

Global distribution:

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Distribution in Laos :

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Endemism in Laos:

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Invasiveness :

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IUCN status :

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Lao official status :

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Use

Use types:

Food
Medicine

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Domestication:

N/A

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Management:

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Value chains:

N/A

Nutrition

Nutritional values:

Comments on nutritional values:

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Nutrient	/100g	Remark
Proteins	N/A	N/A
Carbohydrates	N/A	N/A
Fats	N/A	N/A
Vitamins	N/A	N/A
Minerals	N/A	N/A
Fibers	N/A	N/A

References

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References:

NAFRI, NUoL, SNV. 2007. Non-Timber Forest Products in the Lao PDR. A Manual of 100 Commercial and Traditional Products. The National Agriculture and Forestry Research Institute. Vientiane, Lao PDR.
Walai Rukhavej Botanical Research Institute Mahasarakham University. http://www.walai.msu.ac.th
Thorel, C. ( Transiated by Tips, W.E.J. 2001 ). Agriculture and Ethnobotany of the Mekong Basin. The Mekong Expioration Commissio Report (1866-68)-Vol. 4. Bangkok, White Lotus.

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ຜັກຫົມໜາມ Spiny Amaranth Amaranthus spinosus L.