Amaranthus squamulatus

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 squamulatus

Name

Amaranthus squamulatus (Andersson) B.L.Rob., Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 43: 22. (1907)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Scleropus squamulatus Andersson, Kongl. Vetensk.-Akad. Handl. 1853: 162. (1855)
    • Lectotype: Ecuador, Galapagos: Chatam [sic,Chatham; Isla San Cristobal]. 1853, N.J. Andersson #s.n. Lectotype: SS06-2324, Isolectotype: NY NY00579243. Further type specimens (JSTOR): #115 S-R-257, #64 C10005460.
• Heterotypic (ref. Govaerts 2019)
  • Amaranthus squarrulosus (A.Gray) Uline & W.L.Bray, Bot. Gaz. 19: 270. (1894)
  • Amblogyna squarrulosa A.Gray, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 5: 169. (1861)

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Robinson, B.L. 1907. New or otherwise noteworthy spermatophytes, chiefly from Mexico. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 43: 21–48. BHL Reference page. : 22.
• Andersson, N.J. 1855 ("1854"). Om Galapagos-öarnes Vegetation. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps Academiens Handlingar 1853: 61–256. BHL Reference page. : 162

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Amaranthus squamulatus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Aug. 22. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2019. Amaranthus squamulatus. 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. 22. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Amaranthus squamulatus. Published online. Accessed: Aug. 22 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Amaranthus squamulatus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 22 Aug. 2019.