Amaranthus sclerantoides

Amaranthus sclerantoides (fig. 1-2)

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 sclerantoides

Name

Amaranthus sclerantoides (Andersson) Andersson, Kongl. Svenska Freg. Eugenies Resa, Bot. 2: 59. (1861)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Euxolus sclerantoides Andersson, Galapagos Veg. 2: 163 (-164). (1854)
    • Type: Ecuador: Galapagos Islands: Charles Island. 1852-05, Andersson, N.J. s.n. Lectotype: S S07-12532; Isolectotypes: GH GH00037038, LD LD1677691, MO MO-2064129, SR SR-256.
• Heterotypic
  • Amaranthus rugulosus (J.T.Howell) Kov., Nauch. Trud. Vissh Selskostop. Inst. Plovdiv 23(1): 52. (1978)
  • Amaranthus sclerantoides f. abingdonensis A.Stewart, Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. ser. 4, 1: 54, pl. II, fig. 1. (1911)
  • Amaranthus sclerantoides f. rugulosus J.T.Howell, Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. ser. 4, 21: 94. (1933)
  • Amaranthus sclerantoides f. albemarlensis A.Stewart, Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. ser. 4, 1: 55, pl. II, fig. 2. (1911)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Southern America Western South America Galapagos References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Andersson, N.J. 1857–61. Om Galapagos-öarnes Vegetation. In: Kongliga Svenska Fregatten Eugenies resa omkring jorden. Vetenskapliga iakttagelser. I. Botanik.. BHL Reference page. : 59
• Andersson, N.J. 1855 ("1854"). Om Galapagos-öarnes Vegetation. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps Academiens Handlingar 1853: 61–256. BHL Reference page. : 163
• Stewart, A. 1911. A botanical survey of the Galapagos Islands. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, Series 4, 1: 7–288. BHL Reference page. : 54, 55 pl.II, fig. 1-2.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Amaranthus scleranthoides in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Aug. 21. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2019. Amaranthus sclerantoides. 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. 21. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Amaranthus sclerantoides. Published online. Accessed: Aug. 21 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Amaranthus sclerantoides. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 Aug. 2019.

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