Kunth, K.S. in Humboldt, F.W.H.A. von, Bonpland, A.J.A. & Kunth, K.S. (1818), Nova Genera et Species Plantarum Edn. Quarto, 2(7): 194 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Crescit in ripa fluvii Guallabambae, alt. 1030 hex. (Regno Quitensi.)"

Beadle, N.C.W. (1976), Student's Flora of North Eastern New South Wales 3: 204 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 63 [secondary reference]

Gray, M. & Michael, P.W. (1986), List of plants collected at the old Flemington Saleyards, Sydney, New South Wales. Plant Protection Quarterly 1(4): 137 [secondary reference]

common name: South American amaranth [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Lapinpuro, L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1990), Amaranthaceae. Flora of New South Wales 1: 253 [secondary reference]

common name: South American Amaranth [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Lapinpuro, L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2000), Amaranthaceae. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 1: 253 [secondary reference]

common name: South American Amaranth [n/a]

National Herbarium of New South Wales (2007), PlantNET Flora of New South Wales Online: - [secondary reference]

common name: South American Amaranth [n/a]

Palmer, J. (2 June 2009), A conspectus of the genus Amaranthus (Amaranthaceae) in Australia. Nuytsia 19(1): 122 APC [secondary reference]

• APC Dist.: NSW (naturalised), ACT (naturalised)

Iamonico, D. & Palmer, J. (5 February 2020), Nomenclature survey of the genus Amaranthus (Amaranthaceae). 6. Names linked to the Australian flora. Australian Systematic Botany 33(2): 172 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "[Ecuador], Quito, s. dat., A.Bonpland 3082 (lecto, here designated: P 00136030! [image available at https://science.mnhn.fr/institution/mnhn/collection/p/item/ p00136030, accessed 29 October 2018])."

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