Amaranthus bigelovii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Amaranthaceae s.l.
Cladus: Amaranthaceae s.str.
Subfamilia: Amaranthoideae
Genus: Amaranthus
Species: Amaranthus bigelovii

Name

Amaranthus bigelovii Uline & W.L.Bray, Bot. Gaz. 19: 271. (1894)

• Type: United States: Texas; Presidio Co.; "Mountains of the Cibola of the Rio Grande". 1852-08-18, J.M. Bigelow #1190. Lectotype: NY NY01043126. Isotypes: GH, NY NY01043125, US US00106233.

Accepted by Hassler 2019. Considered as synonym of Amaranthus torreyi by Govaerts 2019.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Northern America South-Central U.S.A. New Mexico, Texas Southeastern U.S.A. Louisiana References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Uline, E.B. & Bray, W.L. 1894. A preliminary synopsis of the North American species of Amaranthus. Botanical Gazette 19(7): 267–272, 19(8): 313–320. BHL Reference page. : 271

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Amaranthus bigelowii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Aug. 7. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2019. Amaranthus bigelovii. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Aug. 7. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Amaranthus bigelovii. Published online. Accessed: Aug. 7 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Amaranthus bigelovii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 7 Aug. 2019.

Vernacular names

English: Bigelow's amaranth