Linnaeus, C. (1763), Species Plantarum Edn. 2, 2: 1403 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Habitat in India."

Hooker, J.D. (August 1885), Amarantaceae. The Flora of British India 4(12): 721 [basionym]

basionym of: Amaranthus blitum var. oleraceus (L.) Hook.f. legitimate

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

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Amaranthus blitum L. legitimate

Palmer, J. (2 June 2009), A conspectus of the genus Amaranthus (Amaranthaceae) in Australia. Nuytsia 19(1): 110 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Amaranthus blitum L. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2016), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Amaranthus blitum L. legitimate

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