Amaranthus scariosus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Amaranthus scariosus Benth., Bot. Voy. Sulphur [Bentham] 158, t. 51. (1846)

Lectotype (designated by Nelson, C.H. 1996. Fontqueria 44: 56.): Honduras: Fonseca Bay, Tigre Island. Andrew Sinclair #s.n. Lectotype: K K000449031.

Homotypic
- Sarratia scariosa (Benth.) Moq., Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(2): 269. (1849).
- Amblogyna scariosa (Benth.) A.Gray, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 5: 169. (1861)
- Amaranthus floridus Benth., Bot. Voy. Sulphur [Bentham] t. 51. (1846), nomen in illustr.

Native distribution areas:
Northern America Mexico Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest Southern America Central America Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Bentham, G. 1844–1846. The botany of the voyage of H.M.S. Sulphur, under the command of Captain Sir Edward Belcher, R.N., C.B., F.R.G.S, etc. during the years 1836–42. 195 pp., 60 tt. Smith, Elder and Co., London. BHL Reference page. : 158, t. 51
Moquin-Tandon, A. 1849. Amarantaceae. In: De Candolle, A.P. (ed.): Prodromus systematis naturalis regni vegetabilis 13(2): 231–424. Masson, Paris. BHL. Reference page. : 269
Gray, A. 1861. Enumeration of a collection of dried plants made by L. J. Xantus, at cape San Lucas & c. in Lower California, between August, 1859, and February, 1860, and communicated to the Smithsonian Institution. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 5: 153–173. BHL Reference page. : 169

Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Amaranthus scariosus 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 scariosus. 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 scariosus. Published online. Accessed: Aug. 21 2019.
Tropicos.org 2019. Amaranthus scariosus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 Aug. 2019.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Amaranthus scariosus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2019 Aug. 21.