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Achyranthes aspera L.

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Classification

kingdom
Plantae
phylum
Tracheophyta
class
Magnoliopsida
order
Caryophyllales
family
Amaranthaceae
genus
Achyranthes
species
Achyranthes aspera

Name

Synonyms
Achyranthes acuminata E.Mey.
Achyranthes acuminata E.Mey. ex Cooke & Wright
Achyranthes argentea var. borbonica Berhaut
Achyranthes argentea var. virgata (Desf. ex Poir.) Moq.
Achyranthes aspera f. annulosa Suess.
Achyranthes aspera f. latifolia Suess.
Achyranthes aspera f. robustiformis Suess.
Achyranthes aspera f. rosea Suess.
Achyranthes aspera f. rubella Suess.
Achyranthes aspera f. subgrandifolia Suess.
Achyranthes aspera f. suffruticosa Fiori
Achyranthes aspera var. albissima Suess.
Achyranthes aspera var. aspera
Achyranthes aspera var. australis (R.Br.) Domin
Achyranthes aspera var. canescens (R.Br.) Drake
Achyranthes aspera var. nuristanica Kitam.
Achyranthes aspera var. procera Fiori
Achyranthes aspera var. simplex Millsp.
Achyranthes aspera var. virgata (Moq.) Boerl.
Achyranthes aspera var. viridescens Moq.
Homonyms
Achyranthes aspera L.
Achyranthes aspera Duss, 1897
Achyranthes aspera J.Jacq.
Achyranthes aspera Wall.
Common names
Devil's horsewhip in English
Devil's horsewhip in English
Devil's horsewhip in language.
Man-better-man in language.
Rabo de Gato in language.
Rav-motz mechuspas in Hebrew
burweed in English
chaff-flower in English
chaffbur in English
denge in language.
devil's horsewhip in English
devil's horsewhip in English
gnegna in language.
grootklits in Afrikaans
kalambata in language.
kolokoso in Lingala
kongolikosi in language.
langklitskafblom in Afrikaans
lenge in language.
limbila-li-libande in language.
limbila-li-lowe in language.
lusolokoto in language.
lusonsa in language.
mokorokoso in language.
muhulolo in Kinyarwanda
na'eem in Arabic
nanga in language.
prickly chaff-flower in English
tu niu xi in language.
tusula in language.
רב מוץ מחוספס in Hebrew
Chaff-flower in English
Man Better Man in English
Coriente in language.
Devil’s Horsewhip in English
Katuna di Seda in language.
Koriente in language.
Worry Vine in English

Bibliographic References

  1. Bernal, R., S.R. Gradstein & Celis, M. (eds.). (2015). Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, D.C. Disponible en http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co
  2. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) PLANTS Database (2021bd), https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=ACAS
  3. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) PLANTS Database (2021bd), https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=ACAS
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