Amaranthus hypochondriacus
     Princes-feather amaranth / 千穗谷

Taxonomy: Angiosperms / Eudicots / Caryophyllales / Amaranthaceae

Introduction

1. It is originallyriginally endemic to Mexico, it is called quelite, bleroand quintonil in Spanish.
2. In Africa, like many other species in the family Amaranthaceae, it is valued as source of food.
3. In temperate regions it is cultivated as a half-hardy annual.
4. Numerous cultivars have been selected, of which 'Green Thumb'and 'Pygmy Torch'have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

Genome statistics

Variety	Rajgira
Total sequence length	249,929,577 bp
Total assembly gap length	30,779,355 bp
Number of scaffolds	12,249
Scaffold N50	1,600,628 bp
Scaffold L50	32 bp
Number of contigs	37,073
Contig N50	22,358 bp
Contig L50	2,648 bp
Chromosome number	2n=32
Number of component sequences (WGS or clone)	37,073
Sequencing technology	Illumina GAIIx

Reference

Sunil, M. et al. The draft genome and transcriptome of Amaranthus hypochondriacus: A C4 dicot producing high-lysine edible pseudo-cereal. DNA Res. 21, 585-602 (2014)