Higher Classification: > Kingdom Plantae > Subkingdom Viridiplantae > Infrakingdom Streptophyta > Division Tracheophyta > Subdivision Spermatophytina > Class Magnoliopsida > Superorder Caryophyllanae > Order Caryophyllales > Family Amaranthaceae > Genus Amaranthus

Amaranthus tricolor L.

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Amaranthus*	L.	accepted genus name
*Euxolus*	Raf.	heterotypic synonym

Species group names

*Albersia polygama*	(L.) Boiss.	heterotypic synonym
*Amaranthus mangostanus*	L.	heterotypic synonym
*Amaranthus melancholicus*	L.	heterotypic synonym
*Amaranthus polygamus*	L.	heterotypic synonym
*Amaranthus tricolor subsp. mangostanus*	(L.) Aellen	heterotypic synonym
*Amaranthus tricolor subsp. tristis*	(L.) Aellen	heterotypic synonym
*Amaranthus tristis*	L.	heterotypic synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Catalan: assots de Crist; assots de monja; cordons de gitana; cua de guineu; gitanes; moc de gall; moc de gall dindi; papagai; papagall; velluter; vellutera; velluts sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Greek: Αμάραντος ο τρίχρους sources: Kabbadas, D. S. 1957–1964: Eikonographemenon botanikon-phytologikon lexikon. – Athenai

Majorcan: moc d´indiot sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Portuguese: araras sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Spanish, Castillian: capa de rey; papagayo