Achyranthes aspera

Achyranthes aspera

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: Achyranthes
Species: Achyranthes aspera

Varietates: A. a. var. aspera – A. a. var. borbonica – A. a. var. indica – A. a. var. pubescens – A. a. var. rubrofusca – A. a. var. sicula

Name

Achyranthes aspera L., Sp. Pl. 1: 204. (1753), nom. cons.

• Lectotype (designated by Townsend, Fl. W. Pakistan 71: 35. 1974): [Sri Lanka]: Ceylon. Herb. Hermann 2: 69, No. 105, right hand specimen (BM); Type material:
• typ. cons. prop. (proposed by Jarvis, Taxon 41: 555. 1992)

Synonymy

• Homotypic
  • Centrostachys aspera (L.) Standl., J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 5: 75. (1915)
  • Stachyarpagophora aspera (L.) M.Gómez, Anales Inst. Segunda Enseñ. 2: 312. 1896
• Heterotypic (ref. Hassler 2019, Govaerts 2019)
  • Achyranthes aspera var. nuristanica Kitam., Fl. Afgh.: 107. (1960)
  • Achyranthes canescens R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland. 417. (1810)
  • Centrostachys canescens (R.Br.) Standl., J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 5: 76. (1915), in obs.
  • Achyranthes crispa Desf. ex Poir., Encycl. [J. Lamarck & al.] Suppl. 2. 10. (1811)
  • Achyranthes ellipticifolia Stokes, Bot. Mat. Med. i. 479. (1812)
  • Achyranthes excelsa Thouars ex Moq., Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(2): 315. (1849), nom. inval. in syn.
  • Achyranthes fruticosa Desf., Tabl. École Bot., ed. 3 (Cat. Pl. Horti Paris.) 76. (1829) (later homonym of Achyranthes fruticosa Lam. 1785)
  • Achyranthes grandifolia Moq., Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(2): 313. (1849)
  • Centrostachys grandifolia (Moq.) Standl., J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 5: 76. (1915), in obs.
  • Achyranthes obovatifolia Stokes, Bot. Mat. Med. i. 480. (1812)
  • Achyranthes pedicellata Lopr., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 27(1-2): 56. (1899) (Malpighia xiv. 433.)
  • Achyranthes robusta C.H.Wright, Fl. Cap. (Harvey) 5(1.2): 428. (1901); et in Kew Bull. 1910, 228.
  • Achyranthes tenuifolia Steud., Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2. 1: 16. (1840), nom. inval. (and later homonym of Achyranthes tenuifolia Willd. 1798)
  • Achyranthes virgata Poir., Encycl. [J. Lamarck & al.] Suppl. 2. 10. (1811)
  • Achyranthes viridis Lopr., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 27(1-2): 55. (1899) (Malpighia xiv. 432.)
  • Achyranthes winteri Schinz ex Peter, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 40(2): 240. (1938), nomen subnudum.
  • Cadelaria indica Raf., Fl. Tellur. 3: 39. (1837)
  • Cadelaria punctata Raf., Fl. Tellur. 3: 39. (1837)
• (+ ref. Govaerts 2019)
  • Achyranthes australis R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland. 417. (1810)
  • Centrostachys australis (R.Br.) Standl., J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 5: 75. (1915), in obs.
  • Achyranthes aspera var. australis (R.Br.) Domin, Biblioth. Bot. 89: 84. (1921)
  • Achyranthes aspera var. simplex Millsp., Publ. Field Columb. Mus., Bot. Ser. 2(1): 36–37. (1900)
  • Achyranthes okinawensis Tawada, J. Geobot. 19(1-2): 31. (1971)

Homonyms

• Achyranthes aspera Wall., Numer. List [Wallich] n. 6924 H. (1832) = Achyranthes bidentata Bl.

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 204. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Townsend, C.C. 1974. Amaranthaceae. In: Ali, S.I. (ed.) Flora of West Pakistan. Vol. 71. 49 pp. Stewart Herbarium, Gordon College (u.a.), Rawalpindi. eFloras Reference page. : Achyranthes aspera

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Achyranthes aspera in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Sept. 12. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2019. Achyranthes aspera. 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 Sept. 12. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Achyranthes aspera. Published online. Accessed: Sept. 12 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Achyranthes aspera. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 Sept. 2019.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Achyranthes aspera in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service.

Vernacular names

English: Chaff-flower Weed, Prickly Chaff Flower, Devil's Horsewhip
español: Malpica, Cola de Zorro
suomi: Otatähkähäntä
Na Vosa Vakaviti: sono ivi
Kūki'Āirani: kōpū varu
Gagana Samoa: lau tamatama
தமிழ்: நாயுருவி
lea faka-Tonga: tamatama
Tuvalu: sisivao
reo tahiti: ʻaerofai

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