What is rajashakini in english?
The species Amaranthus hybridus is known by the common name Rajashakini in Sanskrit.
The species Amaranthus is known by the common name Rajashakini in Sanskrit.
- Amaranthus hybridus
Red amaranth (Amaranthus hybridus) is an annual flowering plant of the genus Amaranthus cultivated for its tender shoots, leaves, and sprouted seeds. It is native to North America and is possibly a hybrid of Amaranthus powellii and Amaranthus cruentus. It is now grown worldwide as a grain crop as well as a leafy vegetable. It is also used as an ornamental.
In English, Rajashakini (Amaranthus hybridus) is known by Prince’s feather, Red amaranth, or Spleen amaranth.
- Amaranthus
Amaranthus, commonly known simply as Amaranth, is a genus of annual or short-lived perennial plants cultivated as vegetables and ornamentals. Some of them are also cultivated for their grains and medicinal properties. Cultivated species within the Amaranthus genus include A. blitum subsp. oleraceus, A. caudatus, A. Cruentus, A. dubius, A. hybridus, A. mangostanus, A. retroflexus, A. spinosus, A. sylvestris, A. tricolor, and A. viridis. Vernacular names for these species are often mixed up with generic names for the entire genus. A. lividis and A. oleracea are synonyms of A. blitum subsp. Oleraceus. The word Amaranthus is derived from the Greek ‘amarantos’ (unfading) and ‘anthos’ (flower).
In English, Rajashakini (Amaranthus) is known by Amaranthus, Livid pigweed, Pigweed, Rough green pigweed, Smooth pigweed, Tampala, or Tumble pigweed.
- The trees with most leaves will not necessarily produce juicy fruit.
- —Brazilian proverb