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.
Revision as of 22:26, 16 December 2019 by FNA>Volume Importer

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://jpend@bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-data-curation.git/src/f50eec43f223ca0e34566be0b046453a0960e173/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 +