Amaranthus albus

Amaranthus albus

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 albus

Name

Amaranthus albus L., Syst. Nat., ed. 10. 2: 1268. (1759)

• Lectotype: LINN Anon., #s.n. LINN-HL1117-1.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Glomeraria alba (L.) Cav., Elench. Pl. Horti Matr. 16 (1803); cf. Rothm. in Fedde, Repert. 49: 52. (1940)
• Heterotypic(ref. Govaerts 2019, Hassler 2019)
  • Amaranthus graecizans var. pubescens Uline & W.L.Bray, Bot. Gaz. 19: 317. (1894)
  • Amaranthus pubescens (Uline & W.L.Bray) Rydb., Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 39: 313. (1912)
  • Amaranthus albus var. pubescens (Uline & W.L.Bray) Fernald, Rhodora 47: 140. (1945)
  • Amaranthus littoralis Hornem., Hort. Bot. Hafn. (1815) 893. (1815)
  • Galliaria albida Bubani, Fl. Pyren. (Bubani) 1: 185. (1897)
• (+ ref. Hassler 2019)
  • Amaranthus gracilentus H.W.Kung, Chin. J. Bot. 1: 14, t. 5. (1936)
  • Euxolus albidus E.H.L.Krause, Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 33: II. 481. (1915)
  • Pyxidium sylvestre Friche-Joset & Montandon, Syn. Fl. Jura 260. (1856)
• (+ ref. Govaerts 2019)
  • Amaranthus albus var. monosepalus Thell., in P.F.A.Ascherson & K.O.R.Graebner, Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 5: 287. (1914)
  • Amaranthus albus var. parviflorus Moq.,in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 13(2): 264. (1849)
  • Amaranthus albus var. puberulus Thell., in P.F.A.Ascherson & K.O.R.Graebner, Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 5: 287. (1914)
  • Amaranthus albus var. rubicundus Thell., in P.F.A.Ascherson & K.O.R.Graebner, Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 5: 287. (1914)

Homonyms

• Amaranthus albus Rodsch. ex F.Dietr., Neu Nachtr. Vollst. Lex. Gärtn. 1: 196 (1825).= Amaranthus blitum L.
• Amaranthus albus Thunb., Fl. Cap. (Thunberg, ed. 2) 215 (1823) = Amaranthus thunbergii Moq.
• Amaranthus albus Robin, Voy. Louis. 374; ex Moq. in DC. Prod. xiii. II. 265.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Northern America Southwestern U.S.A. Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah South-Central U.S.A. New Mexico, Texas Southeastern U.S.A. Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia Mexico Mexico Northeast Introduced elsewhere (temperate): Northern Africa, Asia, Europe, Northern America, Southern America. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1759. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus II. Editio decima, reformata. Pp. [I–VI], 825–1384. Impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae [Stockholm]. BHL Reference page. : 1268

Additional references

• eFloras 2008. Amaranthus albus in Flora of North America. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Amaranthus albus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Aug. 1. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2019. Amaranthus albus. 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. 1. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Amaranthus albus. Published online. Accessed: Aug. 1 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Amaranthus albus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 1 Aug. 2019.

Vernacular names

català: Amarant blanc
dansk: Hvid Amarant
Deutsch: Weißer Fuchsschwanz
English: (Us) Tumble Pigweed, Tumbleweed ; (Gb) Pigweed Amaranth, Prostate Pigweed, White Amaranth, White Pigweed
español: Bledo blanco
suomi: Valkorevonhäntä
français: Amarante blanche
hornjoserbsce: Běły šćěrjenc
italiano: Amaranto bianco
日本語: ヒメシロビユ
Nederlands: Witte Amarant
norsk: Kvitamarant
Diné bizaad: Chʼil naamaasii
polski: Szarłat biały
svenska: Vit amarant
தமிழ்: முளைக்கீரை
中文: 白苋

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