Nomenclature: wfo-0000516177
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Achyranthes aspera Sp. Pl. : 204 (1753)
Nomenclatural References
- literature : Sp. Pl. 1: 204. 1753 [1 May 1753] BHL link from IPNI metadata.
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000243721: Deighton, F.C. [2584] Sierra Leone Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000243724: Fries, R.E.; Fries, T.C.E. [781] Kenya Link to Type provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000243726: Torre, A.R. [3389] Mozambique Link to Type provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000243727: Baum, H. [961] Angola Link to Lectotype provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000848070: St. John, H. [14662] French Polynesia Link to Type provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000848075: Thomson T. [s.n.] India Link to Type provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000848077: Wallich [6924] Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- person : Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778) Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'L.' in the authors string.
- database : IPNI record: 2468-2
- database : The Plant List v1.1 record kew-2617475
- database : The Plant List version 1.0, record: kew-2617475
Taxonomy: Accepted in 2018-07 classification
Occurs in: 2018-07 : 2019-03 : 2019-05 : 2021-12 : 2022-06 : 2022-12 : 2023-06 : 2023-12 : 2024-06Placement: Caryophyllales > Amaranthaceae > Achyranthes > Achyranthes aspera
Subtaxa
- Achyranthes aspera var. borbonica
- Achyranthes aspera var. indica
- Achyranthes aspera var. porphyristachya
- Achyranthes aspera var. pubescens
- Achyranthes aspera var. rubrofusca
- Achyranthes aspera var. sicula
- Achyranthes aspera var. velutina
Synonyms
- Stachyarpagophora aspera
- Achyranthes daito-insularis
- Achyranthes acuminata
- Achyranthes aspera var. australis
- Achyranthes aspera var. canescens
- Achyranthes aspera var. simplex
- Achyranthes aspera f. subgrandifolia
- Achyranthes asperoides
- Achyranthes australis
- Achyranthes canescens
- Achyranthes ellipticifolia
- Achyranthes fruticosa
- Achyranthes grandifolia
- Achyranthes obovata
- Achyranthes obovatifolia
- Achyranthes okinawensis
- Achyranthes robusta
- Achyranthes tenuifolia
- Cadelaria punctata
- Centrostachys aspera
- Centrostachys australis
- Centrostachys canescens
- Centrostachys grandifolia
- Centrostachys indica
- Achyranthes sicula
- Achyranthes aspera var. obtusifolia
- Achyranthes aspera var. aspera