Chenopodium nitens

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: Chenopodiaceae s.str.
Subfamilia: Chenopodioideae
Tribus: Chenopodieae
Genus: Chenopodium
Species: Chenopodium nitens

Name

Chenopodium nitens Benet-Pierce & M.G.Simpson, J. Torrey Bot. Soc. 141(2): 167. (2014)

• Type: USA, Lassen County, California: Patterson Flats, Pinus jeffreyi, Pinus ponderosa, Artemisia tridentata; 40.740843° N, 121.165211° W, 1776 m elevation; July 10, 1934. Howell 12543. Holotype: CAS 391636, + several Paratypes.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Northern America Subarctic America Yukon. Northwestern U.S.A. Colorado, Wyoming. North-Central U.S.A. Nebraska, South Dakota. Southwestern U.S.A. Arizona, California, Nevada. South-Central U.S.A. New Mexico, Texas. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Benet-Pierce, N. & Simpson, M.G. 2014. The taxonomy of Chenopodium desiccatum and C. nitens, sp. nov. Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society 141(2): 161–172. PDF JSTOR Reference page. : 167

Links

• Hassler, M. 2018. Chenopodium nitens. 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. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Nov. 6. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2016. Chenopodium nitens. Published online. Accessed: Mar. 11 2016.
• Tropicos.org 2016. Chenopodium nitens. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 11 Mar. 2016.