familyAmaranthaceae
genusAmaranthus
subgenusAmaranthus subg. Acnida

Amaranthus subg. Acnida

(Linnaeus) Aellen ex K. R. Robertson

J. Arnold Arbor. 62: 283. 1981.

Sergei L. Mosyakin, Kenneth R. Robertson
Basionym: Undefined subg. Acnida Linnaeus
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 4. Treatment on page 415. Mentioned on page 410, 411.
Revision as of 17:31, 18 September 2019 by FNA>Volume Importer

Plants dioecious. Stems erect to ascending, not fleshy. Inflorescences mostly terminal, well-developed spikes or spicate panicles. Pistillate flowers: tepals absent or 1–5. Utricles indehiscent or dehiscence circumscissile.

Distribution

North America, Mexico, Central America, n South America, introduced elsewhere.

Discussion

Species 9 (9 in the flora).

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

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Author
Sergei L. Mosyakin +  and Kenneth R. Robertson +
Authority
(Linnaeus) Aellen ex K. R. Robertson +
Basionyms
Undefined subg. Acnida +
Distribution
North America +, Mexico +, Central America +, n South America +  and introduced elsewhere. +
Illustration copyright
Flora of North America Association +
Illustrator
Yevonn Wilson-Ramsey +
Number of lower taxa
3 +
Publication title
J. Arnold Arbor. +
Publication year
1981 +
Reference
None +
Source xml
https://jpend@bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-data-curation.git/src/8f726806613d60c220dc4493de13607dd3150896/coarse grained fna xml/V4/V4 809.xml +
Synonyms
Acanthochiton +, Acnida +, Albersia +, Amblogyna +, Euxolus +, Mengea +, Sarratia +  and Scleropus +
Taxon family
Amaranthaceae +
Taxon name
Amaranthus subg. Acnida +
Taxon parent
Amaranthus +
Taxon rank
subgenus +
Volume
Volume 4 +