Amaranthus deflexus

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 deflexus

Name

Amaranthus deflexus L., Mant. Pl. Altera 295 (1771).

Lectotype (fide P Aellen in KH Rechinger Fl. Iranica 91: 7, 1972): LINN LINN 1117.18.

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Albersia deflexa (L.) Fourr., Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon, n.s., 17: 142 (1869).
- Euxolus deflexus (L.) Raf., Fl. Tellur. 3: 42 (1837).
- Glomeraria deflexa (L.) Cav., Descr. Pl.: 319 (1802).
Heterotypic (ref. Govaerts 2019, Hassler 2019)
- Albersia prostrata (Balb.) Kunth, Fl. Berol., ed. 2, 2: 144 (1823).
- Amarantellus argentinus Speg., Comun. Mus. Nac. Buenos Aires 1: 344 (1901).
- Amaranthus prostratus Balb., Misc. Bot.: 44. (1803).
- Galliaria prostrata (Balb.) Bubani, Fl. Pyren. 1: 188. (1897).
(+ ref. Govaerts 2019)
- Amaranthus deflexus var. rufescens (Godr.) Thell., Fl. Adv. Montpellier: 214 (1912).
- Amaranthus minor (Moq.) Sennen, Diagn. Nouv.: 49 (1936), nom. illeg. (later homonym of Amaranthus minor Gray, 1821).
- Euxolus deflexus var. ascendens Moq., A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 13(2): 275 (1849).
- Euxolus deflexus var. rufescens Godr., Fl. Juvenalis: 102 (1853).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Southern America Western South America Bolivia, Peru Southern South America Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Chile Central, Chile North, Chile South, Uruguay Introduced elsewhere References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1771. Mantissa Plantarum Altera. Generum Editionis VI et Specierum Editionis II. Holmiae [Stockholm]. pp. [6] + 143–587, Appendix. BHL Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Amaranthus deflexus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 June 27. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2023. Amaranthus deflexus. Published online. Accessed: June 27 2023.
Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Amaranthus deflexus. Accessed: 27 June 2023.
Hassler, M. 2023. Amaranthus deflexus. 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. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 June 27. Reference page.

Vernacular names

català: Bledo rastrero
Deutsch: Liegender Fuchsschwanz, Herabgebogener Fuchsschwanz
English: Large-fruit Amaranth, Low Amaranth, Argentina Amaranth
español: Bledo rastrero
suomi: Rikkarevonhäntä
hornjoserbsce: Zhibnjeny šćěrjenc
日本語: ハイビユ

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