Amaranthus acanthochiton

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Amaranthus acanthochiton, J.D.Sauer, Madroño 13: 44. (1955), nom. nov.

Replaced synonym
- Acanthochiton wrightii Torr., Sitgr. Rep.: 170. (1853)
  - Type locality (lectotype): United States: Pueblo Zuni.
  - Lectotype (designated by Sauer 1955: 44.): 1851-09, S.W. Woodhouse #s.n. GH GH00036979. Isolectotype?: NY01043139.

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

Sauer, J. 1955. Revision of the dioecious Amaranths. Madroño 13(1): 5–46. BHL Reference page. : 44
Torrey, J. 1853. Botany. In: Sitgreaves, L.. Report of an Expedition down to the Zuni and Colorado Rivers. Washington, R. Armstrong: 155–178. BHL Reference page. : 170

eFloras 2008. Amaranthus acanthochiton in Flora of North America. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Amaranthus acanthochiton in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Aug. 1. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2019. Amaranthus acanthochiton. 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. 1. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Amaranthus acanthochiton. Published online. Accessed: Aug. 1 2019.
Tropicos.org 2019. Amaranthus acanthochiton. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 1 Aug. 2019.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Amaranthus acanthochiton in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2019 Aug. 1.

English: Greenstripe (amaranth)