AmaranthaceaeJuss.

First published in Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 87. 1789 [4 Aug 1789] (1789)nom. cons.
This family is accepted

Synonyms

Has 1 Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

  • Chenopodiaceae Vent. inTabl. Regn. Vég. 2: 253. 1799 [5 May 1799] (as "Chenopodae") (1799)nom. cons.

Accepted Genera

Includes 179 Accepted Genera

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • APG IV (2016) http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/boj.12385

The Kew Tropical Plant Families Identification Handbook

  • Agudelo-H., C. A. (2008). Amaranthaceae. Flora de Colombia 23. Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá D.C.
  • Backer, C. A. (1949). Amaranthaceae. Flora Malesiana, Ser. I, 4: 69–98. National Herbarium of the Netherlands, Leiden.
  • Sauer, J. D. (1967). The grain amaranths and their relatives: a revised taxonomic and geographic survey. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 54: 103–137.
  • Townsend, C. (1985). Amaranthaceae. In: R. M. Polhill (ed.), Flora of Tropical East Africa. A. A. Balkema, Rotterdam.
  • Townsend, C. C. (1993). Amaranthaceae. In: K. Kubitzki (ed.), The Families and Genera of Flowering Plants 2: 70–91. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.

Flora of Iraq

  • H. Schinz in Engler & Prantl, Pflanzenfam. ed. 2, 16c: 7–85 (1934)
  • Jussieu Gen. Pl. 87 (1789);
  • Kadereit, G., Borsch, T., Weising, K. & Freitag, H. (2003). Phylogeny of Amaranthaceae and Chenopodiaceae and the evolution of C4 photosynthesis. Int. J. Pl. Sciences 164 (6): 959–986.
  • Kai Müller, K. & Borsch, T. (2005). Phylogenetics of Amaranthaceae using matK/trnK sequence data – evidence from parsimony, likelihood and Bayesian approaches. Ann. Miss. Bot. Gard. 92: 66–102.
  • P. Aellen (2016). Flora of Iraq, Volume 5, Part 1: Elatinaceae to Sphenocleaceae.. Ghazanfar, S. A., & Edmondson, J. R. (Eds). Kew Publishing

Neotropikey

  • AGUDELO-H., C.A. (2008). Amaranthaceae. Flora de Colombia No. 23. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Bogotá D.C. Colombia. 138 p.
  • AGUDELO-H., C.A. (2008). Amaranthaceae. In: Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela (Hokche, O., P.E. Berry & O. Huber, eds.), pp. 10-14. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela. Caracas.
  • BORSCH, T. (2001). Amaranthaceae. In: Stevens, W.D., C. Ulloa, A. Pool & O.M. Montiel (eds.), Flora de Nicaragua vol. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85: 56-83.
  • BURGER, W. (1983).  Amaranthaceae. Fl. Costaricensis. Fieldiana, Bot. 13:142-180.
  • CUÉNOUD, P., V. SAVOLAINEN, L.W. CHATROU, M. POWELL, R.J. GRAYER & M.W. CHASE. (2002). Molecular phylogenetics of Caryophyllales based on nuclear 18S RDNA and plastid rbcL, atpB, and matK  DNA sequences. American Journal of Botany 89(1): 132-144.
  • DUKE, J. A. (1961). Amaranthaceae. In: R. E. Woodson, Jr., et al., (eds.). Fl. Panama. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 48:6-50
  • ELIASSON, U. H. (1987). Amaranthaceae. In: G. Harling & L. Andersson (eds.). Fl. Ecuador vol. 28, pp.1-138. Department of Systematic Botany, University of Gothenburg.
  • GIANNASI, D.E., G. ZURAWSKI, G.H. LEARN & M.T. CLEGG. (1992). Evolutionary relationships of the Caryophyllidae based on comparative rbcL sequences. Systematic Botany 17:1-15.
  • HENRICKSON, J. (1987). A Taxonomic Reevaluation of Gossypianthus and Guilleminea (Amaranthaceae). Sida 12(2):307-337.
  • MARCHIORETTO, M. S., P. G. WINDISCH & J. C. DE SIQUEIRA (2002). Os géneros Froelichia Moench e Froelichiella R. E. Fries (Amaranthaceae) no Brasil. Pesquisas, Bot. 52:7-46.
  • MEARS, J. A. & W. T. GILLIS (1977). Gomphrenoideae (Amaranthaceae) of the Bahama Island. Jour. Arnold Arb. 58:60-66.
  • MEARS, J. A. (1975). Revision of Guilleminea (Brayulinea) including Gossypianthus (Amaranthaceae). Sida 3(3):137-152.
  • MORROS, M.E., TRUJILLO B. & PONCE M. (1990). Descripción del género Amaranthus L. con 3 nuevos registros para Venezuela y consiguiente clave para las especies. Ernstia 58-60:45-51.
  • MÜLLER K. & T. BORSCH. (2005). Phylogenetics of Amaranthaceae based on matK/trnK sequence data - Evidence from Parsimony, Likelihood, and Bayesian analyses. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 92:66-102.
  • PEDERSEN, T.M. (1975). Stud. in South American Amaranthaceae. Darwiniana 14(2-3):430-462.
  • PEDERSEN, T.M. (1976). Stud. sobre Amaranthaceae Suramericanas II. Darwiniana 20(1-2): 269-303.
  • ROMERO B., T. A. (1975). Los Géneros Venezolanos de las Amaranthaceae. Agron. Trop. 10 (1-4): 345-401.
  • RUTTER, R. A. (1990). Cat. de plantas útiles de la Amazonía Peruana. Perú: Ministerio de Educación, Instituto Linguístico de Verano, p. 10-336.
  • SAUER, J. D. (1975). The grain amaranths and their relatives: a revised taxonomic and geographic survey. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 54(2):103-137.
  • SIQUEIRA, J. C. (1989). Amaranthaceae. In: Fl. do estado de Goiás. Colecáo Rizzo 12:1-44.
  • SMITH, L. B. & R. J. DOWNS (1972). Amarantáceas. En: Fl. Illustr. Catarinense 1:1-110.
  • SOHMER, S. H. (1977).  A revision of Chamissoa. Bull. Torrey Bot. Club., 104: 111 - 126
  • TOWNSEND, C. C. (1993). Amaranthaceae. In: K. Kubitzki. The Families and Genera of Flowering Plants 2:70-91

The Kew Temperate Plant Families Identification Handbook

  • Bao Bojian, Clemants, S. E. & Borsch, T. (2003). Amaranthaceae. In: Z. Y. Wu, P. H. Raven, & D. Y. Hong (eds), Flora of China 5: 415–429. Science Press, Beijing & Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
  • Crawford, F. (2015a). Amaranthaceae. In: T. Utteridge & G. Bramley (eds), The Kew Tropical Plant Families Identification Handbook. 2nd edition. pp. 156–157. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Kühn, U., Bittrich, V., Carolin, R., Freitag, H., Hedge, I. C., Uotila, P. & Wilson, P. G. (1993). Chenopodiaceae. In: K. Kubitzki, J. G. Rohwer & V. Bittrich (eds), The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants, II: 253–280. Springer Verlag, Berlin & Heidelberg.
  • Townsend, C. C. (1993). Amaranthaceae. In: K. Kubitzki, J. G. Rohwer & V. Bittrich (eds), The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants, II: 70–91. Springer Verlag, Berlin & Heidelberg.
  • Zhu Gelin, Mosyakin, S. L. & Clemants, S. E. (2003). Chenopodiaceae. In: Z. Y. Wu, P. H. Raven & D. Y. Hong (eds), Flora of China 5: 351–414. Science Press, Beijing; Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

DateReferenceIdentified AsBarcodeType StatusHas image?
Jan 1, 2022Simbiano, F.J.; Diabaté, M.; Konaté, L.; Bidault, E. [619] GuineaK001970231 No
Jan 1, 2022Simbiano, F.J.; Diabaté, M.; Konaté, L.; Bidault, E. [624] GuineaK001970226 No
Jan 1, 2022Simbiano, F.J.; Diabaté, M.; Konaté, L.; Bidault, E. [612] GuineaK001970237 No
Jan 1, 2022Simbiano, F.J.; Diabaté, M.; Konaté, L. [502] GuineaK001970279 No
Jan 1, 2022Simbiano, F.J.; Diabaté, M.; Konaté, L. [476] GuineaK001970293 No
Jan 1, 2008Zapfack, L. [899] CameroonK000436317 No
Mar 1, 2000Etuge, M. [3505] CameroonK000337707 Yes
Ekema, S.N. [755] CameroonK001383832 Yes
Coradin, L. [6649] BrazilK001209382 Yes
Tschá, M.T. [386] BrazilK001209375 Yes
Giulietti, A.M. [2296] BrazilK001209379 Yes
Coradin, L. [6258] BrazilK001209380 Yes
Blinkworth, R. [Cat. no. 9146] IndiaK001132271Unknown Type Material Yes
Coradin, L. [6229] BrazilK001209381 Yes
Neri, J.; Saavedra, M.M.; Meirelles, J.E.; Fraga, C.N. [26] BrazilK001209373 Yes
Sano, P.T. [s.n.] BrazilK001209376 Yes
Gomes, A.P.S. [127] BrazilK001209378 Yes
De Jong, W. [16] PeruK001635670 No
de Nevers, G. [14927] GuineaK001970084 No
Rieder, C.; Camara, M. [466] GuineaK000010698 No
Speta, F. [5738] AustriaK001873476 No
Morawetz, W. [s.n.] BrazilK001209385 Yes
Prance, G.T. [1746] BrazilK001209374 Yes
Lucas, E.J.; Mazine, F.F.; Brummit, N.A.; Caliari, C.P.; Flores, T.B.; Jennings, L.V.S.; Souza, R.P.M.; Souza, V.C.; Lima, M.T.G. [305] BrazilK000812953 No
Sano, P.T. [s.n.] BrazilK001209377 Yes
Sano, P.T. [s.n.] BrazilK001209383 Yes
Giulietti, A.M. [s.n.] BrazilK001209384 Yes
von Raab-Straube, E.; Lazkov, G.A.; Sennikov, A.N.; Seregin, A.P.; Szukala, A. [7712] KyrgyzstanChenopodiaceaeK001611952 No
von Raab-Straube, E.; Lazkov, G.A.; Sennikov, A.N.; Szukala, A. [7465] KyrgyzstanChenopodiaceaeK001611965 No

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    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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    • The Kew Tropical Plant Families Identification Handbook
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