Achyranthes

Contains 2 accepted taxa overall.

Characteristics

Achyranthes L.
AMARANTHACEAE
DEVIL'S HORSEWHIP
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Classification

CARYOPHYLLALES
Achyranthes

Citation

ACHYRANTHES Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 204. 1753, nom. cons.
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TYPE: Achyranthes aspera Linnaeus, typ. cons.

Species

Scientific Name Common Name Herbarium Specimens Status Photos
Achyranthes aspera var. aspera DEVIL'S HORSEWHIP Not Native UPL (NWPL)
Achyranthes aspera var. pubescens DEVIL'S HORSEWHIP Not Native UPL (NWPL)

[Family identification key]

1.  Leaf blades orbiculate, obovate-orbiculate, to broadly rhombic, the apex rounded to apiculate; tepals 3-4(5) mm long
A. aspera var. aspera
1.  Leaf blades elliptic, ovate, to broadly ovate, the apex acuminate; tepals (5)6-7 mm long
A. aspera var. pubescens

Genus Synonyms

Synonym Full Citation Basionym Type
Cadelari Cadelari Adanson, Fam. Pl. 2: 268, 529. 1763. TYPE: = Achyranthes Linnaeus 1753.
Centrostachys Centrostachys Wallich, in Roxburgh, Fl. Ind. 2: 497. 1824. TYPE: Centrostachys aquatica (Roxburgh) Wallich (Achyranthes aquatica Roxburgh)
Eclotoripa Eclotoripa Rafinesque, Fl. Tellur. 3: 40. 1837 ("1836"). TYPE:
Stachyarpagophora Stachyarpagophora Vaillant ex Gomez de la Maza y Jimenez, Anales Inst. Segunda Enseñ. 2: 312. 1896. TYPE: = Achyranthes Linnaeus 1753.