Amaranthaceae
Amaranthus

Amaranthus undulatus R.Br.

First published in Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 414 (1810)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. New Guinea to N. Australia. It is an annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

New Guinea, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Bayón, N.D. (2015). Revisión taxonómica de las especies monoicas de Amaranthus (Amaranthaceae): Amaranthus subg. Amaranthus y Amaranthus subg. Albersia. Annals from the Missouri Botanical Garden 101: 261-383. MBG press.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 529. MIM, Deurne. [Cited as Amaranthus interruptus.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Bayón, N.D. (2015). Revisión taxonómica de las especies monoicas de Amaranthus (Amaranthaceae): Amaranthus subg. Amaranthus y Amaranthus subg. Albersia. Annals from the Missouri Botanical Garden 101: 261-383. MBG press.
  • Van Steenis, C.G.G.J. (ed.) (1955-1958). Flora Malesiana 5: 1-595. Noordhoff-Kolff N.V., Djakarta.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 1, 1949 Brown, R. [3047] Australia K000357415 Unknown Type Material Yes
MacGillivray [s.n.] Australia K000939250 Isolectotype Yes
MacGillivray [s.n.] Australia K000939249 Type Yes
Oct 1, 1949 Basedow, H. [80] Australia Amaranthus pallidiflorus K000357401 Yes
Oct 1, 1949 Clement, E. [s.n.] Australia Amaranthus pallidiflorus K000357400 Yes
Mueller, F.J.H.v. [s.n.] Australia Amaranthus pallidiflorus K000357417 Type Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Amaranthus pallidiflorus K000814924 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mueller, F.J.H.v. [s.n.] Australia Amaranthus pallidiflorus K000357416 Type Yes
Oct 1, 1949 Schomburgk, R. [759] Australia Amaranthus leptostachyus K000357403 Yes
Oct 1, 1949 Schomburgk, R. [S34] Australia Amaranthus leptostachyus K000357402 Yes
Schomburgk, R. [216] Australia Amaranthus leptostachyus K000939251 Syntype Yes
Oct 1, 1949 Clement, E. [s.n.] Australia Amaranthus pallidiflorus var. viridiflorus K000357389 Yes
Oct 1, 1949 Clement, E. [s.n.] Australia Amaranthus pallidiflorus var. viridiflorus K000357390 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0