Amaranthus pakai

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: Amaranthus
Species: Amaranthus pakai

Name

Amaranthus pakai Faccenda & N.Bayón, Novon 33: 2 (2025)

• Holotype: U.S.A. Hawai‘i: “Iles Sandwich,” s. loc. Leg. C.Gaudichaud 121. P P05251971.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Pacific North-Central Pacific Hawaiian Is. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Faccenda, K., Bayón, N.D., Waselkov, K. & Hobdy, R.W. 2025. Amaranthus pakai (Amaranthaceae), a New Critically Endangered Species from the Hawaiian Islands. Novon 33: 1–5. DOI: 10.3417/2025953 Reference page. 

Links

• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Amaranthus pakai. Published online. Accessed: 28. Nov. 2025. Reference page.