Vascular Plants
Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)
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Amaranthaceae Juss.
Achyranthes aspera L. , legitimate , scientific
Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753) , Species Plantarum 1
204
[tax. nov.]
Type:
"Habitat in Sicilia, Zeylona, Jamaica."
Hooker, J.D. (29 December 1859) , Introductory Essay. The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. Discovery ships Erebus and Terror. III. Flora Tasmaniae 2(11)
xlvi
[secondary reference]
Bentham, G. (1870) , Flora Australiensis 5
246
[secondary reference]
Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882) , Systematic Census of Australian Plants
28
[secondary reference]
Mueller, F.J.H. von (1886) , Systematic Census of Australian Plants Suppl. 3
4
[secondary reference]
Dixon, W.A. (1906) , The Plants of New South Wales
79
[secondary reference]
Bailey, F.M. (1913) , Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants
403
[secondary reference]
common name:
Washerman's plant [n/a]
Domin, K. (1921) , Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89)
638
[secondary reference]
Black, J.M. (January 1948) , Casuarinaceae-Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 2
331
[secondary reference]
Backer, C.A. (December 1949) , Amaranthaceae. Flora Malesiana Series I 4(2)
88
[secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym:
Achyranthes canescens R.Br. legitimate
Specht, R.L. in Specht, R.L. & Mountford, C.P. (ed.) (August 1958) , The Gymnospermae and Angiospermae collected on the Arnhem Land Expedition. Records of the American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land No. 3 Botany and Plant Ecology
224-225
[secondary reference]
Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962) , Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains
168
[secondary reference]
common name:
Chaff Flower [n/a]
Chippendale, G.M. (17 April 1972) , Check List of Northern Territory Plants. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 96(4)
232
[secondary reference]
George, A.S. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981) , Amaranthaceae (except Ptilotus). Flora of Central Australia
83, Fig, 101
[secondary reference]
Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981) , Plants of New South Wales
63
[secondary reference]
Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1984) , Amaranthaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 1
138-139, Fig. 17F
[secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym:
Achyranthes argentea Lam. legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Achyranthes canescens R.Br. legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Achyranthes grandiflora Moq. legitimate
common name:
Chaff-flower [n/a]
Synonym cited as cited as "Achyranthes argentea Decaisne".
Green, J.W. (1985) , Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2
72
[secondary reference]
Dunlop, C.R. (1987) , Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26
5
[secondary reference]
Williams, K.A.W. (1987) , Native Plants of Queensland 3
12
[secondary reference]
common name:
Chaff-flower [n/a]
Jacobs, S.W.L. & Lapinpuro, L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1990) , Amaranthaceae. Flora of New South Wales 1
249
[secondary reference]
common name:
Chaff Flower [n/a]
Wheeler, J.R. in Wheeler, J.R. (ed.) (1992) , Amaranthaceae. Flora of the Kimberley Region
107, Fig. 26A, 27A
[secondary reference]
common name:
Chaff flower [n/a]
Barker, R.M. & Telford, I.R.H. (1993) , Amaranthaceae. Flora of Australia 50
115, Fig. 36B
[secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym:
Achyranthes velutina Hook. & Arn. legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Achyranthes argentea var. ? villosior Hensl. legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Achyranthes aspera var. velutina (C.C.Towns. legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Achyranthes aspera var. villosior (D.M.Porter legitimate
Green, P.S. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (1994) , Norfolk Island & Lord Howe Island. Flora of Australia 49
88, Fig. 17
[secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym:
Achyranthes canescens R.Br. legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Achyranthes aspera var. canescens (Drake legitimate
common name:
Chaff-Flower [n/a]
Hyland, B.P.M., Gray, B. & Elick, R.W. in Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (1994) , Appendix I: Provisional Species List. Fruits of the Rainforest
300
[secondary reference]
Williams, D.G. (1994) , Vegetation and flora of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Atoll Research Bulletin 404
22, 26
[secondary reference]
Kenneally, K.F., Edinger, D.C. & Willing, T. (1996) , Broome and Beyond. Plants and people of the Dampier Peninsula, Kimberley, Western Australia
54
[secondary reference]
common name:
Chaff Flower [n/a]
Hyland, B.P.M., Whiffin, T.P., Christophel, D.C., Gray, B., Elick, R.W. & Ford, A.J. (1999) , Australian tropical rain forest trees and shrubs. Australian tropical rain forest trees and shrubs
54
[secondary reference]
Williams, K.A.W. (1999) , Native Plants of Queensland 4
42
[secondary reference]
common name:
Chaff Flower [n/a]
Jacobs, S.W.L. & Lapinpuro, L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2000) , Amaranthaceae. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 1
249
[secondary reference]
common name:
Chaff Flower [n/a]
Hyland, B.P.M., Whiffin, T.P., Christophel, D.C., Gray, B. & Elick, R.W. (2003) , Australian tropical rain forest plants. Trees, Shrubs and Vines
Code 3012
[secondary reference]
Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (2004) , Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest
14
[secondary reference]
common name:
Chaff Flower [n/a]
de Lange, P.J., Scofield, R.P. & Greene, T. (2004) , Achyranthes aspera (Amaranthaceae) a new indigenous addition to the flora of the Kermadec Islands group. New Zealand Journal of Botany 42(2)
168-172
[secondary reference]
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006) , Australian Plant Census
-
[secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym:
Achyranthes aspera L. var. aspera legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Achyranthes canescens R.Br. legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Achyranthes australis R.Br. legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Achyranthes aspera var. canescens (Drake legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Achyranthes aspera var. australis (Domin legitimate
doubtful taxonomic synonym:
Achyranthes argentea Lam. legitimate
APC Dist.:
WA, NT, Qld, NSW, NI, LHI, ChI, CoI, CSI
Bean, A.R. in Bostock, P.D. & Holland, A.E. (ed.) (8 December 2010) , Amaranthaceae. Census of the Queensland Flora 2010
7
[secondary reference]
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2014) , Australian Plant Census
-
[secondary reference]
orthographic variant:
Achryanthes aspera D.G.Williams orth. var.
nomenclatural synonym:
Achyranthes aspera L. var. aspera legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Achyranthes canescens R.Br. legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Achyranthes australis R.Br. legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Achyranthes velutina Hook. & Arn. legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Achyranthes aspera var. canescens (Drake legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Achyranthes aspera var. australis (Domin legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Achyranthes aspera var. velutina (C.C.Towns. legitimate
doubtful taxonomic synonym:
Achyranthes argentea Lam. legitimate
APC Dist.:
WA, NT, Qld, NSW, NI, LHI, ChI, CoI, CSI
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (31 July 2018) , Australian Plant Census
-
[secondary reference]
orthographic variant:
Achryanthes aspera D.G.Williams orth. var.
nomenclatural synonym:
Achyranthes aspera L. var. aspera legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Achyranthes canescens R.Br. legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Achyranthes australis R.Br. legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Achyranthes velutina Hook. & Arn. legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Achyranthes argentea var. ? villosior Hensl. legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Achyranthes grandiflora Moq. legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Achyranthes aspera var. canescens (Drake legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Achyranthes aspera var. australis (Domin legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Achyranthes aspera var. velutina (C.C.Towns. legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Achyranthes aspera var. villosior (D.M.Porter legitimate
doubtful taxonomic synonym:
Achyranthes argentea Lam. legitimate
APC Dist.:
WA, CoI, ChI, NT, Qld, CSI, NSW, LHI, NI
Bostock, P.D. & Holland, A.E. (August 2018) , Appendix A: New names and name and status changes 2017 to 2018. Introduction to the Census of the Queensland Flora 2018
6
[secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym:
Achyranthes aspera var. canescens (Drake legitimate
