Amaranthaceae

Achyranthes L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 204 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is SE. Mexico to Venezuela, S. Florida to Caribbean, Tropical & Subtropical Old World.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Aldabra, Algeria, Andaman Is., Angola, Assam, Azores, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Caroline Is., Central African Republic, Chad, Chagos Archipelago, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Christmas I., Cocos (Keeling) Is., Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, DR Congo, East Himalaya, Egypt, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Florida, Gambia, Ghana, Gilbert Is., Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Hainan, Haiti, Hawaii, India, Iran, Italy, Japan, Jawa, Kazan-retto, Kenya, Korea, KwaZulu-Natal, Laccadive Is., Laos, Lebanon-Syria, Leeward Is., Lesotho, Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Line Is., Madagascar, Madeira, Malawi, Malaya, Maldives, Mali, Maluku, Marianas, Marquesas, Marshall Is., Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico Southeast, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nansei-shoto, Nauru, Nepal, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Niger, Nigeria, Norfolk Is., Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Ogasawara-shoto, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Pitcairn Is., Puerto Rico, Queensland, Rwanda, Réunion, Samoa, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia, Selvagens, Senegal, Seychelles, Sicilia, Sierra Leone, Society Is., Socotra, Solomon Is., Somalia, South China Sea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan-South Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tibet, Togo, Tokelau-Manihiki, Trinidad-Tobago, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Tunisia, Tuvalu, Uganda, Venezuela, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Western Australia, Western Sahara, Windward Is., Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Alabama, Aruba, Austria, Bahamas, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Comoros, Cook Is., El Salvador, Fiji, French Guiana, Galápagos, Gulf of Guinea Is., Gulf States, Guyana, Honduras, Illinois, Jamaica, Kentucky, Kermadec Is., Louisiana, Maryland, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, Mozambique Channel Is., Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, New Zealand North, Nicaragua, Niue, Ohio, Ontario, Panamá, Peru, Primorye, Rodrigues, South Carolina, Southwest Caribbean, St.Helena, Suriname, Tennessee, Texas, Tonga, Turks-Caicos Is., Vanuatu, Venezuelan Antilles, Wallis-Futuna Is., West Virginia

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 529. MIM, Deurne.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • —F.T.A. 6, 1: 62.

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 1, (1993) Author: by C. C. Townsend [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • L., Gen. Pl., ed. 5: 96 (1854)
  • Sp. Pl.: 204 (1753)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Apr 17, 1905 Vogel, T. [65] Cabo Verde K001134168 No
Mamba, A.; Banze, A.; Datizua, C.; Osborne, J.; Mucaleque, P.; Rachide, T.; Magido, A. (guide) [AM47] Mozambique K001346842 No
Peter, A. [30438] South Africa K001560363 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6924] K001126234 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6927] K001126255 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6927] K001126253 Unknown Type Material Yes
Cabezas, F.; Velayos, M. [2275] Equatorial Guinea K001873352 No
Thompson, T. [41] India K001134163 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 6925] Burma K001126247 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6927] K001126256 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6924] K001126243 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6924] India K001126237 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6929] Sri Lanka K001126259 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6924] K001126238 Unknown Type Material Yes
Cardoso, J. [27] Cabo Verde K001134167 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6927] K001126254 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6924] K001126239 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hooker, J.D. [170] Cabo Verde K001134162 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 6924] Burma K001126245 Unknown Type Material Yes
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 6924] K001126241 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 6924] Nepal K001126242 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6930] K001126260 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6924] K001126240 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 6924] Burma K001126244 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 6924] Burma K001126246 Unknown Type Material Yes
Cheek, M. [7706] Cameroon K000086522 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6929] Sri Lanka K001126258 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6924] K001126236 Unknown Type Material Yes
Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [8496] Cameroon K000025612 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6924] K001126235 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wilms., F. [1256] South Africa Achyropsis K000243769 Type Yes
Drege [s.n.] South Africa Achyropsis K000243767 Unknown Type Material Yes
Drege [s.n.] South Africa Achyropsis K000243768 Isotype Yes

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of the Cayman Islands

    • Flora of the Cayman Islands
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Neotropikey

    • Milliken, W., Klitgard, B. and Baracat, A. (2009 onwards), Neotropikey - Interactive key and information resources for flowering plants of the Neotropics.
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0