Achyranthes atollensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Amaranthaceae s.l.
Cladus: Amaranthaceae s.str.
Subfamilia: Amaranthoideae
Genus: Achyranthes
Species: Achyranthes atollensis

Name

Achyranthes atollensis H.St.John, Pacific Sci. 33(4): 334. (1980)

• Type: Hawaii: Kure Atoll, Ocean Island, central plain. 1923-04-18, Caum, E.L. #17. Holotype: BISH BISH1005522; Isotypes: A A00036933, BISH1005521, NY NY00329198, US US00323928.

Accepted by Hassler 2019. Considered as synonym of Achyranthes splendens var. atollensis by Govaerts 2019.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Achyranthes splendens var. atollensis (H.St.John) Govaerts, World Checkl. Seed Pl. 1(1): 6. (1995)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Pacific Northwestern Pacific Extinct: †Hawaii (†Kure Isl., †Midway Isl., †Pearl and Hermes Reef, †Laysan Isl.) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• St. John, H. 1979 publ. 1980. Monograph of the Hawaiian Species of Achyranthes (Amaranthaceae). Hawaiian Plant Studies 56. Pacific Science 33(4): 333–350. [1] PDF. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R.H.A. 1995. World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2). 483, 529 pp. MIM, Deurne. ISBN 90-341-0852-X (issue 1) ISBN 90-341-0853-8 (issue 2). Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Achyranthes atollensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Sept. 12. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2019. Achyranthes atollensis. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Sept. 12. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Achyranthes atollensis. Published online. Accessed: Sept. 12 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Achyranthes atollensis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 Sept. 2019.

Vernacular names

English: Hawai'i chaff flower