Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753), Species Plantarum 2: 989 [primary reference]

• Type: "Habitat in India."

Holtze, M. (1892), Introduced plants in the Northern Territory. Transactions, proceedings and report, Royal Society of South Australia 15: 3 [secondary reference]

Palmer, J. (2 June 2009), A conspectus of the genus Amaranthus (Amaranthaceae) in Australia. Nuytsia 19(1): 123 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Amaranthus tricolor L. legitimate

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