Achyranthes divaricata

Achyranthes divaricata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida 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 divaricata

Name

Achyranthes divaricata (Lorence) Di Vincenzo, Berends., Wondafr. & Borsch, Taxon 74(1): 83 (2024).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Nototrichium divaricatum Lorence, Novon 6(1): 64. (1996)
    • Type: (U.S.A.) Hawaiian Islands, Kaua'i, Hanalei District, Kalalau rim, 320° NW-facing cliffs below and E of first Kalalau lookout, diverse montane precipitous slopes with small pockets of forest and vertical cliffs, 1000–1100 m. 1991-09-15, K.R.Wood, M. Query & D. Boynton 1227. Holotype: PTBG PTBG1000000023; Isotypes: BISH BISH1005539, F F0047628F, MO MO-216356, NY NY00074031, US US00512723.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Pacific North-Central Pacific Hawaii (Kauai (Napali)) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Lorence, D.H. 1996. A new species of Nototrichium (Amaranthaceae) from Kaua'i, Hawaiian Islands. Novon 6(1): 64–67. BHL Reference page. 
• Di Vincenzo, V., Berendsohn, W., Wondafrash, M. & Borsch, T. 2025. Phylogenetics and morphological character evolution in the achyranthoid clade (Amaranthaceae): Evidence to re-circumscribe the genera Achyranthes and Cyathula and to resurrect a third species of the former genus Sericocomopsis in East Africa. Taxon 74(1): 66–100. DOI: 10.1002/tax.13284 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Achyranthes divaricata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Nov. 21. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Achyranthes divaricata. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 21 2025. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• English: Na Pali rockwort
• Hawaiʻi: Kuluʻī

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