Amaranthus deflexus

Amaranthus deflexus

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 deflexus

Name

Amaranthus deflexus L., Mant. Pl. Altera 295 (1771).

• Lectotype (fide P Aellen in KH Rechinger Fl. Iranica 91: 7, 1972): LINN LINN 1117.18.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Albersia deflexa (L.) Fourr., Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon, n.s., 17: 142 (1869).
  • Euxolus deflexus (L.) Raf., Fl. Tellur. 3: 42 (1837).
  • Glomeraria deflexa (L.) Cav., Descr. Pl.: 319 (1802).
• Heterotypic (ref. Govaerts 2019, Hassler 2019)
  • Albersia prostrata (Balb.) Kunth, Fl. Berol., ed. 2, 2: 144 (1823).
  • Amarantellus argentinus Speg., Comun. Mus. Nac. Buenos Aires 1: 344 (1901).
  • Amaranthus prostratus Balb., Misc. Bot.: 44. (1803).
  • Galliaria prostrata (Balb.) Bubani, Fl. Pyren. 1: 188. (1897).
• (+ ref. Govaerts 2019)
  • Amaranthus deflexus var. rufescens (Godr.) Thell., Fl. Adv. Montpellier: 214 (1912).
  • Amaranthus minor (Moq.) Sennen, Diagn. Nouv.: 49 (1936), nom. illeg. (later homonym of Amaranthus minor Gray, 1821).
  • Euxolus deflexus var. ascendens Moq., A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 13(2): 275 (1849).
  • Euxolus deflexus var. rufescens Godr., Fl. Juvenalis: 102 (1853).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Southern America Western South America Bolivia, Peru Southern South America Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Chile Central, Chile North, Chile South, Uruguay Introduced elsewhere References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1771. Mantissa Plantarum Altera. Generum Editionis VI et Specierum Editionis II. Holmiae [Stockholm]. pp. [6] + 143­–587, Appendix. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Amaranthus deflexus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 June 27. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Amaranthus deflexus. Published online. Accessed: June 27 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Amaranthus deflexus. Accessed: 27 June 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. Amaranthus deflexus. 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. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 June 27. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

català: Bledo rastrero
Deutsch: Liegender Fuchsschwanz, Herabgebogener Fuchsschwanz
English: Large-fruit Amaranth, Low Amaranth, Argentina Amaranth
español: Bledo rastrero
suomi: Rikkarevonhäntä
hornjoserbsce: Zhibnjeny šćěrjenc
日本語: ハイビユ

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