Amaranthus caturus

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 caturus

Name

Amaranthus caturus B.Heyne ex Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India [J. D. Hooker] 4(12): 720. (1885)

• Type: India, Deccan peninsula, Heyne.

• Proposed as a hybrid by Thakur, Kew Bull. 21: 65. (1967).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Amaranthus caturus Roxb., in Herb. Madr. sec. Wallich, Numer. List: no. 6900. (1832), nom. inval.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent India References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Hooker, J.D., assisted by various botanists, 1883–1885. The Flora of British India. Vol. 4. Asciepiadeae to Amarantaceae. 780 pp. London: L. Reeve. BHL Reference page. : 720
• Wallich, N. 1828–1849. A Numerical List of Dried Specimens of plants in the Museum of the Honl. East India Company, which have been supplied by Dr. Wallich, superintendent of the botanic garden at Calcutta. London. BHL Reference page. : no. 6900

Additional references

• Thakur, V. 1967. The Identity of Amaranthus caturus Heyne. Kew Bulletin 21(1): 63–65. JSTOR Reference page. 

Links

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