Amaranthacaeae

Family: Amaranthacaeae
Taxonomic position According to Cronquist (1981)
Kingdom :Plantae
Division :Magnoliophyta
Class :Magnoliopsida
Order :Caryophyllalase
Family : Amaranthaceae
Genus : Amaranthus
Identifying characters
- Gnerally herb
- Inflorescence spike
- Flower small having bract or bracteole
- Perianth membranous and shiny
- Fruit generally nutlet
- Seed black and shiny
External Morphology
Habit: many of them are generally annual herb
Root: tap root
Stem: Soft, angular or cylindrical, spinous or glabrous
Leaf: simple, mergin entire, alternate, petiolate, reticulated venation
Inflorescence: simple or compound spike
Flower: bisexual, small, actinomorphic, pentamerous
Perianth: tepal 5, persistent, aestivation imbricate
Androecium: stamen 5
Gynoecium: Carpel 2-3, syncarpous, ovary superior, placentation basal
Fruit: nutlet, sometime berry
Table Economically important plant
Serial Number | Bangla name | English name | Scientific name | Plant parts used | Usefulness |
1 | Data shak | Amaranthus gangeticus | Whole plants | Vegetable | |
2 | Note shak | A. Viridis | |||
3 | Lal note shak | A. tricolor |