Amaranthus acanthochiton

Amaranthus acanthochiton

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: Amaranthus
Species: Amaranthus acanthochiton

Name

Amaranthus acanthochiton, J.D.Sauer, Madroño 13: 44. (1955), nom. nov.

• new name because of blocking by Amaranthus wrightii S.Watson (1877)

Synonyms

• Replaced synonym
  • Acanthochiton wrightii Torr., Sitgr. Rep.: 170. (1853)
    • Type locality (lectotype): United States: Pueblo Zuni.
    • Lectotype (designated by Sauer 1955: 44.): 1851-09, S.W. Woodhouse #s.n. GH GH00036979. Isolectotype?: NY01043139.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Northern America Southwestern U.S.A. Arizona, Utah South-Central U.S.A. New Mexico, Texas Mexico Mexico Northeast References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Sauer, J. 1955. Revision of the dioecious Amaranths. Madroño 13(1): 5–46. BHL Reference page. : 44
• Torrey, J. 1853. Botany. In: Sitgreaves, L.. Report of an Expedition down to the Zuni and Colorado Rivers. Washington, R. Armstrong: 155–178. BHL Reference page. : 170

Additional references

• eFloras 2008. Amaranthus acanthochiton in Flora of North America . Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Amaranthus acanthochiton in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Aug. 1. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2019. Amaranthus acanthochiton. 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 Aug. 1. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Amaranthus acanthochiton. Published online. Accessed: Aug. 1 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Amaranthus acanthochiton. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 1 Aug. 2019.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Amaranthus acanthochiton in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2019 Aug. 1.

Vernacular names

English: Greenstripe (amaranth)

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