Plant Details

Accepted name:

Atriplex hortensis L. [Amaranthaceae]

Source of taxonomy and confidence:

World Checklist: unpublished records ( )

Information about this plant:

Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
armuelle mole	Other	Archivos de Flora Iberica (Morales et al., 1996) Plants of Econ. Importance (FAO, 1983) World Economic Plants (Wiersema et al., 2013)
arroche des jardins	Other	Les Plantes Arom. et Med. (Bremness, 1996) Plants of Econ. Importance (FAO, 1983)
chakkotha	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chakothana soppu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chakottae soppu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chandanbatvu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chandanbatwa	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
espinaca gigante	Other	Plants of Econ. Importance (FAO, 1983)
french spinach	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
garden orache	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
gartenmelde	Other	Kräuter Gewürze und Heilpflanzen (Bremness, 1994) World Economic Plants (Wiersema et al., 2013)
korake	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mountain spinach	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
orache	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Plants of Econ. Importance (FAO, 1983) World Economic Plants (Wiersema et al., 2013)
qataf	Other	Traditional Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
red orach	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
saltbushes	Other	Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
surake	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
wilder spinat	Other	Plants of Econ. Importance (FAO, 1983)
قطف	Other	Traditional Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
Leaf and seed		Traditional Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
herb		Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 20 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

synonym
Atriplex acuminata M.Bieb. Fl. Taur.-Caucas. 3: 641 (1819), nom. illeg.
Atriplex atrosanguinea Voss Vilm. Blumengärtn. ed. 3, 1: 875 (1895).
Atriplex heterantha Wight Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. 5: t. 1781 (1852).
Atriplex hortensis var. lutea Alef. Landw. Fl.: 275 (1866).
Atriplex hortensis var. microsperma Moq. Chenop. Monogr. Enum.: 52 (1840).
Atriplex hortensis var. microtheca (Moq.) P.Fourn. Quatre Fl. France: 255 (1935).
Atriplex hortensis subsp. microtheca (Moq.) Bonnier & Layens Tabl. Syn. Pl. Vasc. France: 267 (1894).
Atriplex hortensis proles microtheca (Moq.) Rouy in G.Rouy & J.Foucaud, Fl. France 12: 28 (1910).
Atriplex hortensis subsp. nitens S.Pons Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital., n.s., 9: 409 (1902).
Atriplex hortensis var. obtusifolia Moq. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 13(2): 91 (1849).
Atriplex hortensis var. purpurea Lej. & Courtois Comp. Fl. Belg. 1: 218 (1828), nom. superfl.
Atriplex hortensis var. rubra L. Sp. Pl.: 1053 (1753).
Atriplex hortensis var. veneta Alef. Landw. Fl.: 275 (1866).
Atriplex hortensis var. viridis Lej. & Courtois Comp. Fl. Belg. 1: 218 (1828).
Atriplex microtheca Moq. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 13(2): 91 (1849), not validly publ.
Atriplex purpurea Voss Vilm. Blumengärtn. ed. 3, 1: 875 (1895).
Atriplex ruberrima Moq. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 13(2): 91 (1849).
Atriplex spectabilis Ehrh. ex Moq. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 13(2): 91 (1849).
Atriplex virgata B.Heyne ex Roth Nov. Pl. Sp.: 377 (1821), nom. illeg.
Chenopodium hortense (L.) E.H.L.Krause in J.Sturm, Deutschl. Fl. Abbild., ed. 2, 5: 173 (1901), nom. illeg.

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Atriplex hortensis	Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Traditional Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
Atriplex hortensis L.	Archivos de Flora Iberica (Morales et al., 1996) Hagers Handbuch (Hänsel et al., 1992-1998) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Kräuter Gewürze und Heilpflanzen (Bremness, 1994) Les Plantes Arom. et Med. (Bremness, 1996) Med. and Magical Pl. of S. Africa (Arnold et al., 2002) Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997) Plants of Econ. Importance (FAO, 1983) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012) World Economic Plants (Wiersema et al., 2013)

Atriplex hortensis

Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
Traditional Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)

Atriplex hortensis L.

Archivos de Flora Iberica (Morales et al., 1996)
Hagers Handbuch (Hänsel et al., 1992-1998)
Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
Kräuter Gewürze und Heilpflanzen (Bremness, 1994)
Les Plantes Arom. et Med. (Bremness, 1996)
Med. and Magical Pl. of S. Africa (Arnold et al., 2002)
Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)
Plants of Econ. Importance (FAO, 1983)
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
World Economic Plants (Wiersema et al., 2013)

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