Achyranthes aspera var. velutina (Hook. & Arn.) C.C.Towns.

First published in Kew Bull. 29: 473 (1974)
This name is a synonym of Achyranthes velutina

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in synonymising this name:

  • (2024). https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.250.136139. epublication. [Cited as Achyranthes velutina.]

This name was accepted following an alternative taxonomy by these authorities:

  • Bosser, J. & al. (eds.) (1994). Flore des Mascareignes 136-148: 1. IRD Éditions, MSIRI, RBG-Kew, Paris. [Cited as Achyranthes aspera var. velutina.]
  • Florence, J. (2004). Flore de la Polynésie Française 2: 1-503. IRD editions, Paris. [Cited as Achyranthes aspera var. velutina.]
  • Florence, J., Waldren, S. & Chepstow-Lusty, A.J. (1995). The flora of the Pitcairn islands: a review. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 56: 79-119. [Cited as Achyranthes aspera var. velutina.]
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 529. MIM, Deurne. [Cited as Achyranthes aspera var. velutina.]
  • Sheppard, C.R.C. & Seaward, M.R.D. (eds.) (1999). Ecology of the Chagos archipelago: 1-350. Westbury Academic & Scientific Publishing, Otley. [Cited as Achyranthes aspera var. velutina.]
  • Woodroffe, C.D. (1985). Vegetation and flora of Nui Atoll, Tuvalu. Atoll Research Bulletin 283: 1-18. [Cited as Achyranthes aspera var. velutina.]

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • 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/
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