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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. virgata (Desf. ex Poir.) Moq.
Achyranthes aspera f. subgrandifolia Suess.
Achyranthes aspera var. australis (R.Br.) Domin
Achyranthes aspera var. canescens (R.Br.) Drake
Achyranthes aspera var. nuristanica Kitam.
Achyranthes aspera var. simplex Millsp.
Achyranthes asperoides Pires de Lima
Achyranthes australis R.Br.
Achyranthes canescens R.Br.
Achyranthes crispa Desf.
Achyranthes crispa Desf. ex Poir.
Achyranthes daito-insularis Tawada
Achyranthes ellipticifolia Stokes
Achyranthes excelsa Thou.
Achyranthes excelsa Thou. ex Moq.
Achyranthes fruticosa Desf.
Achyranthes grandifolia Moq.
Achyranthes obovata Peter
Homonyms
Achyranthes aspera L.
Achyranthes aspera Duss
Achyranthes aspera J.Jacq.
Achyranthes aspera Wall.
Common names
Devil's horsewhip in language.
Man-Better-Man in language.
Rabo de Gato in language.
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.

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. L. (1753) In: Sp. Pl.: 204
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