Amaranthaceae
Amaranthus
Amaranthus blitum

Amaranthus blitum subsp. oleraceus (L.) Costea

First published in Sida 19: 984 (2001)
This subspecies is accepted
The native range of this subspecies is Paraguay to S. Brazil and NE. Argentina. It is an annual and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Brazil South, Paraguay

Introduced into:

Albania, Algeria, Altay, Amur, Angola, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Baltic States, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Benin, Brazil Northeast, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Cape Verde, Congo, Cook Is., Czechia-Slovakia, DR Congo, East European Russia, East Himalaya, Egypt, France, Galápagos, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Gulf States, Hungary, India, Inner Mongolia, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kirgizstan, Korea, Kriti, Krym, Laos, Lebanon-Syria, Liberia, Madeira, Malawi, Malaya, Marianas, Mauritania, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, New South Wales, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Nigeria, North Caucasus, NW. Balkan Pen., Ogasawara-shoto, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Primorye, Queensland, Romania, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Sinai, South European Russia, Spain, St.Helena, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Türkey, Türkey-in-Europe, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Western Australia, Yemen

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Bayón, N.D. (2015). Revisión taxonómica de las especies monoicas de Amaranthus (Amaranthaceae): Amaranthus subg. Amaranthus y Amaranthus subg. Albersia. Annals from the Missouri Botanical Garden 101: 261-383. MBG press.
  • Berry, M. (2024). Adventives & Aliens News 32. BSBI News 156: 38-48.
  • Chang, C.-S., Kim, H. & Chang, K.S. (2021). Checklist of Far East Asian Vascular Flora 2: 627-1887. EABCN, Seoul.
  • Chang, C.S., Kim, H. & Chang, K.S. (2014). Provisional checklist of vascular plants for the Korea peninsula flora (KPF): 1-660. DESIGNPOST.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS G: 1-40325.
  • Greuter, W. & Raus, T. (eds.) (2012). Med-Checklist Notulae, 31. Willdenowia 42: 287-295.
  • Krasnoborov, I.M. & Armemov, I.A. (2012). Opredelitel' Rasteniĭ Respublika Altaĭ: 1-640. Novosibirsk: Izd-vo SO RAN.
  • Musselman, L.J. (2011). Checklist of Plants of Lebanon and Syria http://ww2.odu.edu/~lmusselm/plant/lebsyria/Checklist%20of%20Lebanon%20Plants.pdf.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Abdulina, S.A. (1999). Spisok Sosudistykn Rastenii Kazakhstana: 1-187. Academy of Sciences, Almaty, Kazakhstan.
  • Aistova, E. (2009). Check-list of adventive flora of Amur region. Turczaninowia 12(1-2): 17-40.
  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • B.A.Fedtschenko & al. (1948). Flora Turkmenii 3: 1-280. Turkmenskoe gosudarstvennoe izd., Ashkhabad.
  • Berry, M. (2024). Adventives & Aliens News 32. BSBI News 156: 38-48.
  • Boulos, L. (1999). Flora of Egypt 1: 1-419. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
  • Brown, L.C. (1982). The Flora and Fauna of St Helena: 1-88. Land Resources Development Centre, Surbiton, England.
  • Chang, C.S., Kim, H. & Chang, K.S. (2014). Provisional checklist of vascular plants for the Korea peninsula flora (KPF): 1-660. DESIGNPOST.
  • Collenette, S. (1999). Wildflowers of Saudi Arabia: 1-799. National commission for wildlife conservation and development (NCWCD), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
  • Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2011). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 2: 1-429. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Fosberg, F.R., Sachet, M.-H., Oliver, R. (1979). A geographical checklist of the Micronesian Dicotyledonae. Micronesica; Journal of the College of Guam 15: 41-295.
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  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Hutchinson, J., Dalziel, J.M. & Keay, R.W.J. (1954-1958). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 1: 1-828.
  • Iamonico, D. (2015). Taxonomic revision of the genus Amaranthus (Amaranthaceae) in Italy. Phytotaxa 199: 1-84.
  • Jaramillo Díaz, P. & Guézou, A. (2017). CDF Checklist of Galapagos Vascular Plants - FCD Lista de especies de Plantas Vasculares de Galápagos http://www.darwinfoundation.org/datazone/checklists/vascular-plants/.
  • Jongkind, C. (2014). Fauna & Flora of Liberia, flowering plant species list www.liberianfaunaflora.org.
  • Kharkevich, S.S. (ed.) (1988). Plantae Vasculares Orientalis Extremi Sovietici 3: 1-419. Nauka, Leningrad.
  • Korovin, E.P. & Vvedensky, A.I. (eds.) (1953). Flora Uzbekistana 2: 1-547. Izd-va Akademii nauk Uzbekskoi SSR, Tashkent.
  • Kotiya, A., Solanki, Y. & Reddy, G.V. (2020). Flora of Rajasthan: 1-769. Rajasthan state biodiversity board.
  • Krasnoborov, I.M. & Armemov, I.A. (2012). Opredelitel' Rasteniĭ Respublika Altaĭ: 1-640. Novosibirsk: Izd-vo SO RAN.
  • Krasnoborov, I.M. & Malyshev, L.I. (2003). Flora of Siberia 5: 1-305. Scientific Publishers, Inc., Enfield, Plymouth.
  • Lazkov, G.A. & Sultanova, B.A. (2011). Checklist of vascular plants of Kyrgyzstan. Norrlinia 24: 1-166.
  • Lê, T.C. (2003). Danh lục các loài thực vật Việt Nam 2: 1-1203. Hà Nội : Nhà xuất bản Nông nghiệp.
  • Miller, A.G. & Cope, T.A. (1996). Flora of the Arabian peninsula and Socotra 1: 1-586. Edinburgh university press.
  • Musselman, L.J. (2011). Checklist of Plants of Lebanon and Syria http://ww2.odu.edu/~lmusselm/plant/lebsyria/Checklist%20of%20Lebanon%20Plants.pdf.
  • Nasir, E. & Ali, S.I. (eds.) (1970-1995). Flora of West Pakistan 1-131.
  • Newman, M., Ketphanh, S., Svengsuksa, B., Thomas, P., Sengdala, K., Lamxay, V. & Armstrong, K. (2007). A checklist of the vascular plants of Lao PDR: 1-394. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Ovczinnikov, P.N. (ed.) (1968). Flora Tadzhikskoi SSR 3: 1-710. Izd-vo Akademii nauk SSSR, Moskva.
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  • Ri͡abinina, Z.N. & Kni͡azev, M.S. (2009). Opredelitel sosudistykh rastenii Orenburgskoi oblasti: 1-757. Moskva: KMK.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Sykes, W.R. (2016). Flora of the Cook Islands: 1-973. National Tropical Botanical Garden, Hawaii.
  • T. Smitinand & K. Larsen, eds. (1987). Flora of Thailand 5: 1-470. The Forest Herbarium, Royal Forest Department.
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  • Townsend, C.C. (1985). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Amaranthaceae: 1-136.
  • Van Steenis, C.G.G.J. (ed.) (1955-1958). Flora Malesiana 5: 1-595. Noordhoff-Kolff N.V., Djakarta.
  • Whistler, W.A. (2022). Flora of Samoa Flowering Plants: 1-930. National Tropical Botanicl Garden. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.
  • Zhao, Y.Z., Zhao, L.Q. & Rui, C. (eds.) (2019). Flora Intramongolica, edition 3, 1: 1-779. Typis Intramongolicae popularis, Huhhot.
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Henty, E.E. [NGF29264] Papua New Guinea K005478890 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001892736 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K001892737 No
Mckee, H.S. [1285] Papua New Guinea K005478887 Yes
Henty, E.E. [NGF41799] Papua New Guinea K005478891 Yes
Henty, E.E. [NGF42960] Papua New Guinea K005478892 Yes
Wheeler, J.M. [ANU5727] Papua New Guinea K005478888 Yes
Henty, E.E.; Coode, M.J.E. [NGF29211] Papua New Guinea K005478889 Yes
Jan 1, 2008 Wood, D. [1451] Seychelles Amaranthus lividus K000449634 No
Murray, M.J. [20521] United States Amaranthus lividus K001611822 Yes
Nascimento, M.S.B. [238] Brazil Amaranthus lividus K001207061 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Brazil Amaranthus lividus K001207066 Yes
Parker [s.n.] Guyana Amaranthus lividus K001207071 Yes
Gardner [1119] Brazil Amaranthus lividus K001207069 Yes
Glaziou, A. [6011] Brazil Amaranthus lividus K001207059 Yes
Salzmann [s.n.] Brazil Amaranthus lividus K001207065 Yes
Nascimento, M.S.B. [2] Brazil Amaranthus lividus K001207062 Yes
Mueller, F. [350] Brazil Amaranthus lividus K001207058 Yes
Isabelle [s.n.] Brazil Amaranthus lividus K001207068 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Amaranthus lividus K001207064 Yes
Jangoux, J. [155] Brazil Amaranthus lividus K001207060 Yes
Nee, M. [42952] Brazil Amaranthus lividus K001207063 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Brazil Amaranthus lividus K001207067 Yes
Parker [23] Amaranthus lividus K001207070 Yes

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