familyAmaranthaceae
genusAmaranthus
subgenusAmaranthus subg. Acnida
sectionAmaranthus sect. Acanthochiton

Amaranthus sect. Acanthochiton

(Torrey) Mosyakin & K. R. Robertson

Ann. Bot. F enn. 33: 277. 1996.

Sergei L. Mosyakin, Kenneth R. Robertson
Basionym: Undefined sect. Acanthochiton Torrey in L. Sitgreaves, Rep. Exped. Zuni Colorado Rivers, 170. 1853
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 4. Treatment on page 419.

Plants annual, glabrous or glabrescent. Bracts of pistillate flowers leaflike, deltate or rhombic-deltate, very broad, margins crispate and denticulate. Pistillate flowers: tepals 5, outer tepals linear to narrowly lanceolate, inner tepals spatulate to fan-shaped. Utricles dehiscence circumscissile.

Distribution

sw North America.

Discussion

Species 1.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

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Author
Sergei L. Mosyakin +  and Kenneth R. Robertson +
Authority
(Torrey) Mosyakin & K. R. Robertson +
Basionyms
Undefined sect. Acanthochiton +
Distribution
sw North America. +
Illustration copyright
Flora of North America Association +
Illustrator
Yevonn Wilson-Ramsey +
Number of lower taxa
1 +
Publication title
Ann. Bot. F enn. +
Publication year
1996 +
Reference
None +
Source xml
https://bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-data-curation/src/2e0870ddd59836b60bcf96646a41e87ea5a5943a/coarse grained fna xml/V4/V4 820.xml +
Synonyms
Acanthochiton +, Acnida +, Albersia +, Amblogyna +, Euxolus +, Mengea +, Sarratia +  and Scleropus +
Taxon family
Amaranthaceae +
Taxon name
Amaranthus sect. Acanthochiton +
Taxon parent
Amaranthus subg. Acnida +
Taxon rank
section +
Volume
Volume 4 +