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Achyranthes aspera L.

This species name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 204 (1753)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this species name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-0000516177.

Synonyms of Achyranthes aspera L.

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Stachyarpagophora aspera (L.) M.Gómez Anales Inst. Segunda Enseñ. 2: 312 (1896) wfo-0000435046
Achyranthes daito-insularis Tawada Biol. Mag. 5: 32 1968 wfo-0000496373
Achyranthes acuminata E.Mey. ex Cooke & C.H.Wright Nat. Pflanzenfam., ed. 2 [Engler & Prantl] 16c: 82, in syn. 1934 wfo-0000516155
Achyranthes aspera var. australis (R.Br.) Domin Biblioth. Bot. 22(89): 84 (1921) wfo-0000516182
Achyranthes aspera var. canescens (R.Br.) Drake The Queensland Flora 4 1901 wfo-0000516184
Achyranthes aspera var. simplex Millsp. Publ. Field Columb. Mus., Bot. Ser. 2: 36 (1900) wfo-0000516198
Achyranthes aspera f. subgrandifolia Suess. Occas. Pap. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Mus. 12(2): 6 1936 wfo-0000516199
Achyranthes asperoides Pires de Lima Brotéria. Sér. Bot. 1921, xix. 116;. wfo-0000516206
Achyranthes australis R.Br. Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland. : 417 (1810) wfo-0000516210
Achyranthes canescens R.Br. Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland. : 417 (1810) wfo-0000516235
Achyranthes ellipticifolia Stokes Bot. Mat. Med. 1: 479 (1812) wfo-0000516268
Achyranthes fruticosa Desf. Tabl. École Bot., ed. 3 (Cat. Pl. Horti Paris.) 76. 1829 wfo-0000516285
Achyranthes grandifolia Moq. Prodr. 18(2): 313 (1868) wfo-0000516301
Achyranthes obovata Peter Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 40(2, Anhang): 25. 1932 wfo-0000516393
Achyranthes obovatifolia Stokes Bot. Mat. Med. 1: 480 (1812) wfo-0000516394
Achyranthes okinawensis Tawada J. Geobot. 19: 31 (1971) wfo-0000516397
Achyranthes robusta C.H.Wright Fl. Cap. 5(1): 428 (1910) wfo-0000516448
Achyranthes tenuifolia Steud. Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2. 1: 16. 1840 wfo-0000516493
Cadelaria punctata Raf. Fl. Tellur. 3: 39 (1837) wfo-0000578410
Centrostachys aspera (L.) Standl. J. Washington Acad. Sci. 5: 75 (1915) wfo-0000594369
Centrostachys australis (R.Br.) Standl. J. Washington Acad. Sci. 5: 75 (1915) wfo-0000594370
Centrostachys canescens (R.Br.) Standl. J. Washington Acad. Sci. 5: 76 (1915) wfo-0000594375
Centrostachys grandifolia (Moq.) Standl. J. Washington Acad. Sci. 5: 76 (1915) wfo-0000594385
Centrostachys indica (L.) Standl. J. Washington Acad. Sci. 5: 75 (1915) wfo-0000594387
Achyranthes sicula Roth Cat. Bot. 1: 39 1797 wfo-0001046105
Achyranthes aspera var. obtusifolia (Lam.) Suess. Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München 1: 152 (1952) wfo-0001046204
Achyranthes aspera var. aspera L. wfo-0001046217

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