Amaranthus viridis

Amaranthus viridis

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 viridis

Name

Amaranthus viridis L., Sp. Pl., ed. 2. 2: 1405. (1763)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Glomeraria viridis (L.) Cav., Descr. Pl. 319. (1802)
  • Euxolus viridis (L.) Moq.Prodr. 13(2): 273. (1849)
  • Pyxidium viride (L.) Moq., Prodr. 13(2): 274. (1849), nom. inval. in syn.
• Heterotypic
  • Acnida alabamensis Standl.
  • Albersia caudata (Jacq.) Boiss.
  • Albersia emarginata Asch. ex Hausskn.
  • Albersia gracilis Webb & Berth.
  • Albersia polystachya (Willd.) Kunth
  • Amaranthus emarginatus Salzm. ex Moq., Prodr. 13(2): 274. (1849), nom. inval. in syn.
  • Amaranthus fasciatus Roxb.
  • Amaranthus flexuosus Ambrosi
  • Amaranthus gracilis Desf.
  • Amaranthus gracilis Poir.
  • Amaranthus littoralis Bernh.
  • Amaranthus polystachyus Willd.
  • Chenopodium caudatum Jacq.
  • Euxolus caudatus (Jacq.) Moq., Prodr. 13(2): 274. (1849).
  • Euxolus polystachyus (Willd.) Miq.
  • Galliaria adscendens Bubani

Homonyms

• Amaranthus viridis All., Fl. Pedem. ii. 19. (1785), nom. illeg.

Native distribution areas

Display the range areas:

Continental: Northern America Mexico (Campeche, Tamaulipas, Veracruz, etc.) Continental: Southern America Costa Rica, Panama, Peru, Nicaragua, Belize, Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana, Bolivia (Beni, Chuquisaca, Cochabamba, La Paz, Pando, Santa Cruz, Tarija), Venezuela (Anzoategui, Bolivar, Delta Amacuro, Distrito Federal, Guarico, Lara, Nueva Esparta, Sucre, Tachira, Yaracuy), N-Brazil (Para, Amazonas), NE-Brazil (Piaui, Bahia), SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro), Argentina (Buenos Aires, Chaco, Corrientes, Entre Rios, Formosa, Jujuy, La Rioja, Misiones, Salta, Santiago del Estero, Santa Fe, San Juan), S-Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina), Paraguay (Alto Paraguay, Guaira, Pres. Hayes), Uruguay (Artigas, Canelones, Cerro Largo, Montevideo, Paysandu, Rio Negro, Salto, San Jose, Tacuarembo), Ecuador, Galapagos, Colombia (Antioquia, Atlntico, Bolvar, Casanare, Guaviare, Huila, La Guajira, Magdalena, Meta, Quindo, Tolima, Valle, Vaups), Galapagos References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDGW – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1763. Species Plantarum, exhibentes plantas rite cognitas, ad genera relatas, cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas. Editio secunda. Tomus II, Pp. 785–1684, [1–64, indexes]. Laurentius Salvius, Holmiae [Stockholm]. BHL Reference page. : 1405
• Moquin-Tandon, A. 1849. Amarantaceae. In: De Candolle, A.P. (ed.): Prodromus systematis naturalis regni vegetabilis 13(2): 231–424. Masson, Paris. BHL. Reference page. : 273–274

Links

• Hassler, M. 2018. Amaranthus viridis. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World (2019). In: Roskov 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. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Jul. 17.
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Amaranthus viridis. Published online. Accessed Jul. 17 2018.

• The Plant List 2013. Amaranthus viridis in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Jul. 17.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Amaranthus viridis . Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Jul. 17.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Amaranthus viridis L. in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed on 2013-10-31.
• Amaranthus viridis L. Report on ITIS
• NCBI link: Amaranthus viridis

Vernacular names

English: Slender Amaranth, Green Amaranth, Pakai
español: Amaranto Verde, Bledo Verde, Bleo, Moco Pavo
Fiji Hindi: Choraiya
français: Amarante Verte
Hausa: Rukuɓu
italiano: Amaranto verde
lea faka-Tonga: tupuʻa, longolongoʻuha
日本語: ホナガイヌビユ, アオビユ
português: Caruru
suomi: Hentorevonhäntä
Tagalog: kalunay
తెలుగు: చిలక తోటకూర
中文: 皱果苋

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