Achyranthes
| Achyranthes | |
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| A. splendens | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Amaranthaceae |
| Subfamily: | Amaranthoideae |
| Genus: | Achyranthes L. |
| Species | |
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Achyranthes is a genus of medicinal and ornamental plants in the amaranth family, Amaranthaceae. Chaff flower is a common name for plants in this genus.[1]
Species include:[2]
- Achyranthes ancistrophora C.C.Towns.
- Achyranthes arborescens R.Br.
- Achyranthes aspera L. (= A. argentea) (Sanskrit : apamarg (अपामार्ग))
- Achyranthes atollensis (extinct)
- Achyranthes bidentata Blume
- Achyranthes coynei Santapau
- Achyranthes diandra Roxb.
- Achyranthes fasciculata (Suess.) C.C.Towns.
- Achyranthes faureri
- Achyranthes mangarevica Suess.
- Achyranthes marchionica R.Br.
- Achyranthes margaretarum de Lange
- Achyranthes mutica A.Gray ex H.Mann
- Achyranthes shahii M.R.Almeida & S.M.Almeida
- Achyranthes splendens Mart. ex Moq.
- Achyranthes talbotii Hutch. & Dalziel
References
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Achyranthes". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
- ^ "Achyranthes L." Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
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