Achyranthes atollensis

Taxonavigation

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

Achyranthes atollensis H.St.John, Pacific Sci. 33(4): 334. (1980)

Type: Hawaii: Kure Atoll, Ocean Island, central plain. 1923-04-18, Caum, E.L. #17. Holotype: BISH BISH1005522; Isotypes: A A00036933, BISH1005521, NY NY00329198, US US00323928.

Accepted by Hassler 2019. Considered as synonym of Achyranthes splendens var. atollensis by Govaerts 2019.

Homotypic
- Achyranthes splendens var. atollensis (H.St.John) Govaerts, World Checkl. Seed Pl. 1(1): 6. (1995)

Native distribution areas:
Pacific Northwestern Pacific Extinct: †Hawaii (†Kure Isl., †Midway Isl., †Pearl and Hermes Reef, †Laysan Isl.) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

St. John, H. 1979 publ. 1980. Monograph of the Hawaiian Species of Achyranthes (Amaranthaceae). Hawaiian Plant Studies 56. Pacific Science 33(4): 333–350. [1] PDF. Reference page.
Govaerts, R.H.A. 1995. World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2). 483, 529 pp. MIM, Deurne. ISBN 90-341-0852-X (issue 1) ISBN 90-341-0853-8 (issue 2). Reference page.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Achyranthes atollensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Sept. 12. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2019. Achyranthes atollensis. 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. 12. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Achyranthes atollensis. Published online. Accessed: Sept. 12 2019.
Tropicos.org 2019. Achyranthes atollensis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 Sept. 2019.

English: Hawai'i chaff flower