Higher Classification: > Kingdom Plantae > Subkingdom Viridiplantae > Infrakingdom Streptophyta > Division Tracheophyta > Subdivision Spermatophytina > Class Magnoliopsida > Superorder Caryophyllanae > Order Caryophyllales > Family Amaranthaceae > Genus Amaranthus > Aggregate Amaranthus hybridus aggr.

Amaranthus quitensis Kunth

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Amaranthus*	L.	accepted genus name
*Euxolus*	Raf.	heterotypic synonym
*Amaranthus acutilobus*	Uline & W. L. Bray	taxonomically included in
*Amaranthus albus*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Amaranthus arenicola*	I. M. Johnst.	taxonomically included in
*Amaranthus australis*	(A. Gray) J. D. Sauer	taxonomically included in
*Amaranthus blitoides*	S. Watson	taxonomically included in
*Amaranthus blitum aggr.*		taxonomically included in
*Amaranthus californicus*	(Moq.) S. Watson	taxonomically included in
*Amaranthus capensis*	Thell.	taxonomically included in
*Amaranthus caudatus*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Amaranthus celosioides*	Kunth	taxonomically included in
*Amaranthus clementii*	Domin	taxonomically included in
*Amaranthus commutatus*	A. Kern.	taxonomically included in
*Amaranthus crassipes*	Schltdl.	taxonomically included in
*Amaranthus crispus*	(Lesp. & Thévenau) J. M. Coult. & S. Watson	taxonomically included in
*Amaranthus deflexus*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Amaranthus dinteri*	Schinz	taxonomically included in
*Amaranthus dubius*	Thell.	taxonomically included in
*Amaranthus graecizans*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Amaranthus hybridus aggr.*		taxonomically included in
*Amaranthus interruptus*	R. Br.	taxonomically included in
*Amaranthus macrocarpus*	Benth.	taxonomically included in
*Amaranthus mitchelii*	Benth.	taxonomically included in
*Amaranthus muricatus*	(Moq.) Hieron.	taxonomically included in
*Amaranthus pallidiflorus*	F. Muell.	taxonomically included in
*Amaranthus palmeri*	S. Watson	taxonomically included in
*Amaranthus polygonoides*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Amaranthus retroflexus*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Amaranthus scleropoides*	Uline & W. L. Bray	taxonomically included in
*Amaranthus spinosus*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Amaranthus standleyanus*	Covas	taxonomically included in
*Amaranthus tamariscinus*	Nutt.	taxonomically included in
*Amaranthus thunbergii*	Moq.	taxonomically included in
*Amaranthus tricolor*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Amaranthus tuberculatus*	(Moq.) J. D. Sauer	taxonomically included in
*Amaranthus tunetanus*	Iamonico & El Mokni	taxonomically included in
*Amaranthus viridis*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Amaranthus watsonii*	Standl.	taxonomically included in

Species group names

*Amaranthus caudatus*	sensu Greuter, W., Burdet, H. M. & Long, G. 1984: Med-Checklist 1. – Genève & Berlin	pro parte misapplied name
*Amaranthus hybridus var. quitensis*	(Kunth) Covas	homotypic synonym
*Amaranthus retroflexus subsp. quitensis*	(Kunth) O. Bolòs & Vigo	homotypic synonym

Literature

nomenclatural reference	in Humboldt & al., Nov. Gen. Sp. 2, ed. f°: 156. 1818

Genbank

Citation

Iamonico, D. Amaranthus quitensis Kunth. Accessed through: Euro+Med PlantBase at https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/905a6657-3610-43c2-be92-3f0c2437ecfb

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Occurrence

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Environment

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Importance

IUCN:
Red List status LC 2010 This species is least concern and is widespread and abundant according to the red list of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.