Amaranthus torreyi

Amaranthus torreyi

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 torreyi

Name

Amaranthus torreyi (A.Gray) Benth. ex S.Wats., Bot. California [W.H.Brewer] 2: 42. (1880)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Amblogyna torreyi A.Gray, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 5: 167 (169). (1861), as "Amblogyne"
    • Syntypes: United States, Texas, Brewster, Camp Green, en algun lugar entre Lajitas y Boquillas Canyon. October 1852, Charles C. Parry s.n. NY 01043123, NY01043124, GH00037022.
• Homotypic
  • Sarratia berlandieri var. emarginata Torr., Rep. U.S. Mex. Bound., Bot. [Emory] 179. (1858)
  • Amaranthus bigelovii var. emarginatus (Torr.) Uline & W.L.Bray, Bot. Gaz. 19: 271. (1894)
• Heterotypic (ref. Govaerts 2019, but accepted species by Hassler 2019)
  • Amaranthus bigelovii Uline & W.L.Bray, Bot. Gaz. 19: 271. (1894)
  • Amaranthus chihuahuensis S.Watson, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 21: 436. (1886)
  • Amaranthus pringlei S.Watson, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 22: 476. (1887)

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Watson, S. 1880. Geological Survey of California, Botany, Vol. 2. 563 pps. John Wilson and son, Cambridge (Mass.) BHL Reference page. : 42
• Gray, A. 1861. Enumeration of a collection of dried plants made by L. J. Xantus, at cape San Lucas & c. in Lower California, between August, 1859, and February, 1860, and communicated to the Smithsonian Institution. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 5: 153–173. BHL Reference page. : 167, 169
• Torrey, J. 1859. Botany of the Boundary. In: Emory, W.H. Report on the United States and Mexican Boundary Survey. Vol. 2(1): 27–270, pl. 1–61. BHL Reference page. : 179
• 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 torreyi in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Aug. 22. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2019. Amaranthus torreyi. 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. 22. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Amaranthus torreyi. Published online. Accessed: Aug. 22 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Amaranthus torreyi. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 22 Aug. 2019.

Vernacular names

English: Torrey's amaranthus

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