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Taxon:
Achyranthes aspera
L.
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Achyranthes
Family:
Amaranthaceae
Nomen number:
401486
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 1:204. 1753, nom. cons.
Comment:
conserved (nom. cons.) with a conserved type (
Shenzhen ICN
14.3 & App. IV) through conservation of the genus
Achyranthes
Typification:
View in Linnean Typification Project
Verified:
03/12/2004
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Achyranthes aspera
L. var.
aspera
(0 active accession[s])
Achyranthes aspera
L. var.
sicula
L.
(1 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images
Reference(s)
Arnold, T. H. & B. C. De Wet, eds.
1993. Plants of southern Africa: names and distribution. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa no. 62
Note:
mentions
Botanical Society of the British Isles.
BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
URL:
http://rbg-web2.rbge.org.uk/BSBI/taxonsearch.php
Burkill, H. M.
1985-2004. The useful plants of west tropical Africa.
Chaudhary, S. A.
1987. Weeds of Saudi Arabia and the Arabian Peninsula.
Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds.
1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
Duke, J. A. et al.
2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
El-Hadidi, M. N. & M. S. Abdallah.
1980-. Flora of Egypt.
FNA Editorial Committee.
1993-. Flora of North America.
URL:
http://floranorthamerica.org/
Görts-van Rijn, A. R. A., ed.
1986-. Flora of the Guianas.
Harling, G. & B. Sparre, eds.
1973-. Flora of Ecuador.
Henderson, L.
2001. Alien weeds and invasive plants: a complete guide to declared weeds and invaders in South Africa. Plant Protection Research Institute, Handbook 12
Hnatiuk, R. J.
1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11.
Holm, L. et al.
1979. A geographical atlas of world weeds
Holm, L. et al.
1997. World weeds: natural histories and distribution John Wiley & Sons, New York, New York. 16.
Howard, R.
1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS).
Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.anbg.gov.au/common.names/
Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper.
1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
Lazarides, M. & B. Hince.
1993. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia
León (J. S. Sauget) & Alain (E. E. Liogier).
1946-1969. Flora de Cuba
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker.
2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds.
1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
Rechinger, K. H., ed.
1963-. Flora iranica.
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Smitinand, T. & K. Larsen, eds.
1970-. Flora of Thailand.
Turrill, W. B. et al., eds.
1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
Tutin, T. G. et al., eds.
1993. Flora europaea, ed. 2.
Valkenburg, J. L. C. H. van & N. Bunyapraphatsara, eds.
2001. Medicinal and poisonous plants 2. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 12(2):39-42.
URL:
http://proseanet.org
Vibrans, H., ed.
Malezas de México (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.conabio.gob.mx/malezasdemexico/amaranthaceae/achyranthes-aspera/fichas/pagina1.htm
Walker, E.
1976. Flora of Okinawa and the southern Ryukyu Islands.
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds.
1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
URL:
http://www.efloras.org/browse.aspx?flora_id=2
Common names
English
burweed –
Reference(s)
chaffbur –
Reference(s)
chaff-flower –
Reference(s)
devil's horsewhip –
Reference(s)
prickly chaff-flower –
Reference(s)
Afrikaans
grootklits –
Reference(s)
langklitskafblom –
Reference(s)
Arabic
na'eem –
Reference(s)
Transcribed Chinese
tu niu xi –
Reference(s)
Distribution
Exportable format
order_code
Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Kenya
1
Native
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Tanzania
1
Native
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Uganda
1
Native
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Sudan
1
Native
Africa
Northern Africa
Algeria
tropical & subtropical
1
Native
Africa
Northern Africa
Egypt
1
Native
Africa
Northern Africa
Morocco
1
Native
Africa
Northern Africa
Tunisia
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Côte D'Ivoire
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Nigeria
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Senegal
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Sierra Leone
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Cameroon
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Fujian Sheng
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Guangdong Sheng
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Guizhou Sheng
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Hainan Sheng
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Hubei Sheng
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Hunan Sheng
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Jiangxi Sheng
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Sichuan Sheng
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Yunnan Sheng
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Zhejiang Sheng
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Eastern Asia
Taiwan
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Afghanistan
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Iran
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Jordan
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Lebanon
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Syria
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
Bhutan
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
Nepal
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
Pakistan
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
Sri Lanka
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Cambodia
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Laos
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Myanmar
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Thailand
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Vietnam
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Malesia
Indonesia
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Malesia
Malaysia
1
Native
Australasia
Australia
Australia
New South Wales
e.
1
Native
Australasia
Australia
Australia
Northern Territory
1
Native
Australasia
Australia
Australia
Queensland
n., e., & c.
1
Native
Australasia
Australia
Australia
Western Australia
n. & w.
1
Native
Europe
Southeastern Europe
Italy
incl. Sardinia, Sicily
1
Native
Europe
Southwestern Europe
Spain
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Chiapas
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Quintana Roo
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Barbados
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Dominica
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Grenada
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
St. Lucia
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
St. Vincent and Grenadines
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Costa Rica
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
El Salvador
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Guatemala
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Honduras
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Nicaragua
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
French Guiana
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
Guyana
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
Suriname
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Bolivia
tropical & subtropical
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Colombia
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Ecuador
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Peru
4
Naturalized
widely natzd.
6
Other
exact native range obscure
Native
Africa
NORTHERN AFRICA:
Algeria
(tropical & subtropical),
Egypt
,
Morocco
,
Tunisia
NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Sudan
EAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Kenya
,
Tanzania
,
Uganda
WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA:
Cameroon
WEST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Côte D'Ivoire
,
Nigeria
,
Senegal
,
Sierra Leone
Asia-Temperate
WESTERN ASIA:
Afghanistan
,
Iran
,
Jordan
,
Lebanon
,
Syria
CHINA:
China
[Zhejiang Sheng, Fujian Sheng, Hunan Sheng, Hubei Sheng, Jiangxi Sheng, Guangdong Sheng, Guizhou Sheng, Sichuan Sheng, Yunnan Sheng, Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu, Hainan Sheng]
EASTERN ASIA:
Taiwan
Asia-Tropical
INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
Bhutan
,
India
,
Sri Lanka
,
Nepal
,
Pakistan
INDO-CHINA:
Cambodia
,
Laos
,
Myanmar
,
Thailand
,
Vietnam
MALESIA:
Indonesia
,
Malaysia
Australasia
AUSTRALIA:
Australia
[New South Wales (e.), Queensland (n., e., & c.), Western Australia (n. & w.), Northern Territory]
Europe
SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE:
Italy
(incl. Sardinia, Sicily)
SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE:
Spain
Northern America
SOUTHERN MEXICO:
Mexico
[Chiapas, Quintana Roo]
Southern America
CARIBBEAN:
Barbados
,
Dominica
,
Grenada
,
St. Lucia
,
St. Vincent and Grenadines
CENTRAL AMERICA:
Costa Rica
,
Guatemala
,
Honduras
,
Nicaragua
,
El Salvador
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
French Guiana
,
Guyana
,
Suriname
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Bolivia
(tropical & subtropical),
Colombia
,
Ecuador
,
Peru
Naturalized
(widely natzd.)
Other
(exact native range obscure)
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Environmental
potential as soil improver
as green manure
Burkill, H. M.
1985-2004. The useful plants of west tropical Africa.
Harmful organism host
crop diseases
Holm, L. et al.
1997. World weeds: natural histories and distribution John Wiley & Sons, New York, New York. 16.
Medicines
folklore
Duke, J. A. et al.
2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Medicines
folklore
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker.
2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Weed
potential seed contaminant
Lazarides, M. & B. Hince.
1993. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia
Weed
potential seed contaminant
Henderson, L.
2001. Alien weeds and invasive plants: a complete guide to declared weeds and invaders in South Africa. Plant Protection Research Institute, Handbook 12
Name
References