Achyranthes talbotii

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 talbotii

Name

Achyranthes talbotii Hutch. & Dalziel, Fl. W. Trop. Afr. [Hutchinson & Dalziel] 1: 127. (1927)

• Type: Nigeria: [probably Osun State] Oran district, 1911–1912, P.A. Talbot s.n. K K000243719.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa West Tropical Africa Liberia, SE-Nigeria West-Central Tropical Africa NW-Cameroon References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Hutchinson, J. & Dalziel, J.M. 1927. Flora of West Tropical Africa. Vol. 1(1). 246 pp. Crown Agents for the Colonies, London. 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 talbotii 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 talbotii. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 27 2025. Reference page.