Achyranthes viriditepala

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 viriditepala

Name

Achyranthes viriditepala Di Vincenzo, Berends., Wondafr. & Borsch, Taxon 74(1): 86 (2024). nom. nov.

Synonyms

• Replaced synonym (blocked by Achyranthes gracilis (M.Martens & Galeotti) Standl.)
  • Achyropsis gracilis C.C.Towns., Kew Bull. 34(3): 432. (1980)
    • Holotype: TANZANIA. Mile 10, Haudeni road, Dist. Khogue, alt. 155 m, 12 Jun 1969, Faulkner 4235 K K000243771; Isotypes: BR BR0000008819208, EA EA000002197.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa East Tropical Africa Tanzania South Tropical Africa Mozambique 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 viriditepala 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 viriditepala. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 21 2025. Reference page.