Achyranthes sicula

Achyranthes sicula

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: Achyranthes
Species: Achyranthes sicula

Name

Achyranthes sicula (L.) All., Auct. Syn. Meth. Stirp. Hort. Regii Taur. 41. (1773)

• also in Mélanges Philos. Mat. Soc. Roy. Turin 5: 93. (1774)

Accepted by Hassler 2019. Considered as synonym of Achyranthes aspera var. sicula by Govaerts 2019.

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Achyranthes aspera var. sicula L., Sp. Pl. 1: 204. (1753)
• Homotypic
  • Cadelaria sicula (L.) Raf., Fl. Tellur. 3: 39 (1837)
• Heterotypic (ref. Hassler 2019)
  • Achyranthes argentea Lam., Encycl. 1: 545. (1785)
  • Cadelaria argentea (Lam.) Raf., Autik. Bot.: 154. (1840)
  • Achyranthes aspera var. argentea (Lam.) Boiss., Fl. Orient. 4: 994. (1879)
  • Achyranthes aspera var. villosior (Henslow) D.M.Porter, Kew Bull., 37(2): 334. (1982)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Europe Southwestern Europe Spain (I), Gibraltar (I), Sardegna Southeastern Europe Sicily, Italy Africa Northern Africa Algeria,, Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia Macaronesia Canary Islands (Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Tenerife, La Gomera, Hierro, La Palma), Madeira (Madeira Isl.), Islas Selvagens. West Tropical Africa Benin (I), Guinea Northeast Tropical Africa Sudan. South Tropical Africa Angola (I) Southern Africa South Africa (I) (widespread), Lesotho (I), Namibia (I), Swaziland (I) Asia-Temperate Western Asia Lebanon-Syria, Palestine. Arabian Peninsula Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Allioni, C. 1774. Auctarium ad synopsim methodicam stirpium Horti reg. Taurinensis. Mélanges de Philosophie et de Mathématique de la Société Royale de Turin 5: 53–96. Journal print (preprinted in 1773 with own pagination 1–44) Reference page. : 93

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Achyranthes sicula in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Sept. 13. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2019. Achyranthes sicula. 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 Sept. 13. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Achyranthes sicula. Published online. Accessed: Sept. 13 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Achyranthes sicula. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 Sept. 2019.

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