Achyranthes graminiformis

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 graminiformis

Name

Achyranthes graminiformis Di Vincenzo, Berends., Wondafr. & Borsch, Taxon 74(1): 84 (2024). nom. nov.

Synonyms

• Replaced synonym (blocked by Achyranthes filifolia Willd. ex Schult., 1819)
  • Achyropsis filifolia C.C.Towns., Kew Bull. 34(3): 431. (1980)
    • Type: Tanzania: Mbeya District, Ruaha National Park, Magangwe Hill. 1973-03-20, Bjornstad, A. #AB 2687. Holotype: O V-201402; Isotypes: DSM, K K000243770.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa East Tropical Africa Tanzania References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Townsend, C.C. 1980. Achyranthes, Achyropsis, and Pandiaka: Notes on Amaranthaceae: IX. Kew Bulletin 34(3): 423–433. JSTOR 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 graminiformis 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 graminiformis. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 21 2025. Reference page.