Amaranthus bengalensis

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: Amaranthus
Species: Amaranthus bengalensis

Name

Amaranthus bengalensis Saubhik Das & Iamonico, Phytotaxa 181(5): 297. (2014), as 'bengalense'

• Type: India: West Bengal, 24-Parganas (North), Bhangar, sea level. 2013-10-10, Das #24. Holotype: CAL; Isotype: HFLA.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent India (West Bengal, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Orissa, Meghalaya) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Das, S. & Iamonico, D. 2014. Amaranthus bengalense (Amaranthaceae) a new species from India, with taxonomical notes on A. blitum aggregate. Phytotaxa 181(5): 293–300. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.181.5.4 Reference page. : 297

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Amaranthus bengalense in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Aug. 7. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2019. Amaranthus bengalense. 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. 7. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Amaranthus bengalensis. Published online. Accessed: Aug. 7 2019.