Amaranthaceae
Achyranthes

Achyranthes sicula (L.) All.

First published in Auct. Syn. Meth. Stirp. Hort. Regii Taur.: 41 (1773)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Macaronesia, Medit. It is an annual or subshrub and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Algeria, Azores, Canary Is., Cape Verde, Egypt, Greece, Italy, Lebanon-Syria, Madeira, Morocco, Palestine, Sardegna, Selvagens, Sicilia, Spain, Tunisia, Western Sahara

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • (2024). https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.250.136139. epublication.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1993). Flora Europaea ed. 2, 1: 1-581. Cambridge University Press.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 529. MIM, Deurne. [Cited as Achyranthes aspera var. sicula.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (2017). https://doi.org/10.24310/abm.v42i2. epublication.
  • (2024). https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.250.136139. epublication.
  • Dobignard, A., Jacquemoud, F. & Jordan, D. (1992). Matériaux pour la conaissance floristique du Sahara occidental et l'Anti-Atlas méridional. I. Pteridophyta à Rosaceae. Candollea 47: 113-179.
  • Schäfer, H. (2021). Flora of the Azores a field guide: 1-445. Margraf Publishers GmbH.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 1, 2003 Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [9254] Cameroon Achyranthes aspera var. sicula K000025641 No
Oct 1, 2003 Ghogue, J.-P. [1008] Cameroon Achyranthes aspera var. sicula K000746125 No
May 1, 2001 Cheek, M. [9020] Cameroon Achyranthes aspera var. sicula K000051121 No
May 1, 2001 Etuge, M. [1597] Cameroon Achyranthes aspera var. sicula K000051102 No
May 1, 2001 Ghogue, J.-P. [68] Cameroon Achyranthes aspera var. sicula K000051118 No
Mar 20, 1971 Fries, R.E.; Fries, T.C.E. [781] Kenya Achyranthes aspera var. sicula K000243724 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1958 Onochie, C.F.A. [FHI 34843] Cameroon Achyranthes aspera var. sicula K000025629 No
Jan 1, 1958 Keay, R.W.J. [FHI 28439] Cameroon Achyranthes aspera var. sicula K000025624 No
Jan 1, 1949 Maitland, T.D. [1459] Cameroon Achyranthes aspera var. sicula K000025620 No
Jan 1, 1949 Maitland, T.D. [1459] Cameroon Achyranthes aspera var. sicula K000025621 No
Harris, T. [9] Mozambique Achyranthes aspera var. sicula K000545014 No
Etuge, M.; Enow; Njume; Babila; Shah [5367] Cameroon Achyranthes aspera var. sicula K000875942 Yes
Gillet, J.B. [12954] Kenya Achyranthes aspera var. sicula K000243723 Type Yes
Gillet, J.B. [12954] Kenya Achyranthes aspera var. sicula K000243722 Type Yes

Sources

  • Flora of Somalia

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

  • 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.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. 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 2025. 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