Amaranthus congestus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Amaranthus congestus C.C.Towns., Kew Bull. 43(1): 103, fig. (1988).

Type: Venezuela: Distrito San Fernando; between the bank of the Río Orinoco, opposite Isla Peladura, and the lagunas ca. 1 km inland. 1977-04-25 – 1977-04-26, G. Davidse & A.C. González #12200A. Holotype: MO MO-247465; Isotype: VEN VEN246996.

Native distribution areas:
Southern America Northern South America Venezuela References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Townsend, C.C. 1988. Two New Species of Amaranthaceae from South America: Notes on Amaranthaceae: XVIII. Kew Bulletin 43(1): 103–106. JSTOR Reference page.

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