Amaranthus peruvianus

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 peruvianus

Name

Amaranthus peruvianus (Schauer) Standl., Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 13: 487. (1937)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Mengea peruviana Schauer, Nov. Actorum Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 19(Suppl. 1): 406. (1843)
    • Type: Peru: Lago de Titicaca. April 1831, Franz J.F. Meyen #s.n. Holotype: B B_10_0272701; Isotypes: K K000195016, P P00609942.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Southern America Western South America Bolivia (Cochabamba) Southern South America Argentina Northwest (Catamarca, Jujuy, Salta, Tucuman), Peru References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Standley, P.C. 1937. Polygonaceae (pp. 444–468). Chenopodiaceae (pp. 469–478). Amaranthaceae (pp. 478–518). Nyctaginaceae (pp. 518–546). In: Macbride, J.F. (ed.) Flora of Peru. Publications of the Field Museum of Natural History, Botanical Series 13(2/2). BHL Reference page. : 487
• Walpers, W.G. & Schauer, J.C. 1843. Amarantaceae. pp. 403–407. In: "F.J.F. Meyen's Observationes botanicas". = Beiträge zur Botanik. Gesammelt auf einer Reise um die Erde, nach dessen Tode von den Mitgliedern der Akademie fortgeführt und bearbeitet. Observationes botanicas in itinere circum terram institutas. Opus posthumicum: sociorum academiae curis suppletum. Novorum Actorum Academiae Caesareae Leopoldino-Carolinae Naturae Curiosorum 19, Suppl. 1. BHL Reference page. : 406.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Amaranthus peruvianus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Aug. 20. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2019. Amaranthus peruvianus. 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. 20. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Amaranthus peruvianus. Published online. Accessed: Aug. 20 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Amaranthus peruvianus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 20 Aug. 2019.