Achyranthes aspera

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 aspera

Varietates: A. a. var. aspera – A. a. var. borbonica – A. a. var. indica – A. a. var. pubescens – A. a. var. rubrofusca – A. a. var. sicula

Name

Achyranthes aspera L., Sp. Pl. 1: 204. (1753), nom. cons.

Lectotype (designated by Townsend, Fl. W. Pakistan 71: 35. 1974): [Sri Lanka]: Ceylon. Herb. Hermann 2: 69, No. 105, right hand specimen (BM); Type material:
typ. cons. prop. (proposed by Jarvis, Taxon 41: 555. 1992)

Synonymy

Homotypic
- Centrostachys aspera (L.) Standl., J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 5: 75. (1915)
- Stachyarpagophora aspera (L.) M.Gómez, Anales Inst. Segunda Enseñ. 2: 312. 1896
Heterotypic (ref. Hassler 2019, Govaerts 2019)
- Achyranthes aspera var. nuristanica Kitam., Fl. Afgh.: 107. (1960)
- Achyranthes canescens R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland. 417. (1810)
- Centrostachys canescens (R.Br.) Standl., J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 5: 76. (1915), in obs.
- Achyranthes crispa Desf. ex Poir., Encycl. [J. Lamarck & al.] Suppl. 2. 10. (1811)
- Achyranthes ellipticifolia Stokes, Bot. Mat. Med. i. 479. (1812)
- Achyranthes excelsa Thouars ex Moq., Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(2): 315. (1849), nom. inval. in syn.
- Achyranthes fruticosa Desf., Tabl. École Bot., ed. 3 (Cat. Pl. Horti Paris.) 76. (1829) (later homonym of Achyranthes fruticosa Lam. 1785)
- Achyranthes grandifolia Moq., Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(2): 313. (1849)
- Centrostachys grandifolia (Moq.) Standl., J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 5: 76. (1915), in obs.
- Achyranthes obovatifolia Stokes, Bot. Mat. Med. i. 480. (1812)
- Achyranthes pedicellata Lopr., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 27(1-2): 56. (1899) (Malpighia xiv. 433.)
- Achyranthes robusta C.H.Wright, Fl. Cap. (Harvey) 5(1.2): 428. (1901); et in Kew Bull. 1910, 228.
- Achyranthes tenuifolia Steud., Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2. 1: 16. (1840), nom. inval. (and later homonym of Achyranthes tenuifolia Willd. 1798)
- Achyranthes virgata Poir., Encycl. [J. Lamarck & al.] Suppl. 2. 10. (1811)
- Achyranthes viridis Lopr., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 27(1-2): 55. (1899) (Malpighia xiv. 432.)
- Achyranthes winteri Schinz ex Peter, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 40(2): 240. (1938), nomen subnudum.
- Cadelaria indica Raf., Fl. Tellur. 3: 39. (1837)
- Cadelaria punctata Raf., Fl. Tellur. 3: 39. (1837)
(+ ref. Govaerts 2019)
- Achyranthes australis R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland. 417. (1810)
- Centrostachys australis (R.Br.) Standl., J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 5: 75. (1915), in obs.
- Achyranthes aspera var. australis (R.Br.) Domin, Biblioth. Bot. 89: 84. (1921)
- Achyranthes aspera var. simplex Millsp., Publ. Field Columb. Mus., Bot. Ser. 2(1): 36–37. (1900)
- Achyranthes okinawensis Tawada, J. Geobot. 19(1-2): 31. (1971)

Homonyms

Achyranthes aspera Wall., Numer. List [Wallich] n. 6924 H. (1832) = Achyranthes bidentata Bl.

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 204. Reference page.

Additional references

Townsend, C.C. 1974. Amaranthaceae. In: Ali, S.I. (ed.) Flora of West Pakistan. Vol. 71. 49 pp. Stewart Herbarium, Gordon College (u.a.), Rawalpindi. eFloras Reference page. : Achyranthes aspera

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Achyranthes aspera 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 aspera. 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 aspera. Published online. Accessed: Sept. 12 2019.
Tropicos.org 2019. Achyranthes aspera. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 Sept. 2019.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Achyranthes aspera in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service.

Vernacular names

বাংলা: আপাং
English: Chaff-flower
español: Malpica
suomi: Otatähkähäntä
Na Vosa Vakaviti: Sono ivi
Kūki'Āirani: Kōpū varu
Gagana Samoa: Lau tamatama
தமிழ்: நாயுருவி
lea faka-Tonga: Tamatama
Tuvalu: Sisivao
reo tahiti: ʻAerofai

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