Achyranthes mauritiana

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 mauritiana

Name

Achyranthes mauritiana Moq. in DC., Prodr. 13(2): 313 (1849).

• Lectotype (designated by Sukhorukov et al., 2024): Mauritius, [1768–1773], [Commerson] s.n. P P00487020; Isolectotypes: FI FI-WEBB154894!, G-DC G00688999.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Centrostachys mauritiana (Moq.) Standl., J. Washington Acad. Sci. 5: 76 (1915)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa Western Indian Ocean Mauritius, Réunion References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Moquin-Tandon, A. 1849. Amarantaceae. In: De Candolle, A.P. (ed.): Prodromus systematis naturalis regni vegetabilis 13(2): 231–424. Masson, Paris. BHL. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Sukhorukov, A.P., Kushunina, M., Nilova, M.V., Baider, C. & Sennikov, A.N. 2024. Africa and Arabia encompass a much greater species diversity in the Achyranthes aspera aggregate (Amaranthaceae, achyranthoid clade): Evidence from morphological and chorological data. PhytoKeys 250: 21–94. DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.250.136139, BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Achyranthes mauritiana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Nov. 27. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Achyranthes mauritiana. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 27 2025. Reference page.