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Amaranthus

Angiospermae - Caryophyllales - Amaranthaceae

Taxonomy
Amaranthus was named by Linnaeus (1753). It is extant.

It was assigned to Amaranthaceae by Lakhanpal et al. (1976).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1753Amaranthus Linnaeus
1976Amaranthus Lakhanpal et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Mesangiosperms
EudicotsDoyle and Hotton 1991
RankNameAuthor
CoreeudicotsThe Angiosperm Phylogeny Group 2009
Superasterids
orderCaryophyllales
familyAmaranthaceaede Jussieu 1789
genusAmaranthus

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Amaranthus Linnaeus 1753
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Diet: "photoautotroph"p
Created: 2011-07-22 00:04:15
Modified: 2011-07-21 09:04:15
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2009
Collections
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