Checklist: Amaranthaceae

AMARANTHACEAE

Introduction:

This is a checklist of taxa generated from the database. Genera and species which are purely cultivated have been excluded.

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CHENOPODIACEAE 
Literature:  
Brenan, J.P.M. (1988) Chenopodiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(1)  
Townsend, C.C. (1988) Amaranthaceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(1)  
  
NamesFZ Divisions
  
BLUTAPARON Raf. 
Blutaparon vermiculare (L.) Mears
Achyranthes vermicularis (L.) Eaton
Blutaparon brevifolium Raf.
Blutaparon repens Raf.
Caraxeron vermicularis (L.) Raf.
Cruzeta vermicularis (L.) M.Gómez
Gomphrena vermicularis L.
Illecebrum vermiculatum (L.) L.
Iresine vermicularis (L.) Moq.
Lithophila vermicularis (L.) Uline
Philoxerus vermicularis (L.) Sm.
  
MECHOWIA Schinz 
Mechowia grandiflora Schinz
  
2335.000 ALTERNANTHERA Forssk. 
  
2338.000 GOMPHRENA L. 
*Gomphrena celosioides Mart.
Gomphrena alba Peter
Gomphrena globosa L. subsp. africana Stuchlik

Copyright: The Angola flora team, 2026

The Angola flora team (2026). Flora of Angola: Checklist: Amaranthaceae].
https://www.angolaflora.com/speciesdata/utilities/utility-display-checklist.php?family_id=8, retrieved 22 September 2026

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