Morphological characters, geographic distribution and ecology of neophytic
Amaranthus blitum L.
Spider plant is ranked second amongst the top five indigenous leafy vegetables consumed as relish which include,
Amaranthus blitum (pigweed), Solanum scabrum (nightshade), Corchorus olitorius (jute mallow) and Vigna unguiculata (cowpea) [2].
Ori ER Ei Hab Via
Amaranthus blitum Pan Ne N C3.2 Int subsp.
No Brasil, em bovinos, foram descritos casos de nefrose tubular toxica devido a ingestao de Amaranthus hybridus,
Amaranthus blitum (FERREIRA et al., 1991) e Amaranthus spinosus (LEMOS et al., 1993) no Rio Grande do Sul.
cannabinus,
Amaranthus blitum, Amaranthy gongecus and Spineces olerecea [15].
The samples of Amaranthus hybridus,
Amaranthus blitum and Amaranthus cruentus--were separately subjected to traditional sun drying, solar drying and oven drying as described below.
This result is in agreement with those of other researchers who found a decrease in the zinc content of the leaves of Hibiscus sabdariffa and Hibiscus cannabinus and also in other similar leafy vegetables such as
Amaranthus blitum, Amaranthy gongecus and Spineces olerecea between 15 and 45 days after sowing [12].
A survey carried out in the same province though in a different division revealed that indigenous vegetables such as leaf amaranth (
Amaranthus blitum), pumpkin leaf (Cucurbita maschata), jute mallow (Corchorus olitorius), cowpea leaves (Vigna unguiculata) and mushrooms were popular and were either gathered from bushes or grown by households [6].
There were only five varieties of indigenous vegetables being grown by the 17 households; Cowpea leaves (Vigna unguilata) were the most popular, followed by slender leaf (Crotalaria brevidens), jute mallow (Corchorus olitorius) and amaranths (
Amaranthus blitum).