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The genus Amaranthus has a worldwide distribution; at least 50 species have been identified. In general they are sturdy, fast-growing plants with a high phytomass production. Several are aggressive weeds (= “pigweeds”), very difficult to eradicate when they invade cultivated fields. The genus is cytogenetically dibasic with species of x = 16 and x = 17 chromosomes, which do not cross in free nature. Taxonomically the genus is a very difficult object. Aellen (1967) and Sauer (1967) tried to order its systematics. They recognized two sections: Blitopsis and Amaranthotypus.

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Brücher, H. (1989). Farinaceous Plants. In: Useful Plants of Neotropical Origin. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-73313-0_3

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