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Gomphrena

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Gomphrena
Gomphrena globosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Subfamily: Gomphrenoideae
Genus: Gomphrena
L. (1753)
Species[1]

139; see text

Synonyms[1]
  • Amaranthoides Mill. (1754)
  • Blutaparon Raf. (1838)
  • Bragantia Vand. (1771)
  • Caraxeron Vaill. ex Raf. (1837), nom. superfl.
  • Chlamyphorus Klatt (1889)
  • Chnoanthus Phil. (1862)
  • Coluppa Adans. (1763)
  • Lithophila Sw. (1788)
  • Litophila Sw. (1788), orth. var.
  • Ninanga Raf. (1837), nom. illeg.
  • Philoxerus R.Br. (1810)
  • Pseudogomphrena R.E.Fr. (1921)
  • Schultesia Schrad. (1821)
  • Sedinha Mure (1849)
  • Wadapus Raf. (1837)
  • Xeraea L. ex Kuntze (1891)
Gomphrena haageana Klotzsch, National Museum of Natural Science, Taichung, Taiwan.

Gomphrena[2][3] is a genus of plants in the family Amaranthaceae. They are known as the globe amaranths.

The genus includes 139 species, which are native to the Americas (southern United States to southern Argentina), western and central tropical Africa, Australia, and Japan and Taiwan.[1]

Species

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139 species are accepted.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Gomphrena L. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Gomphrena". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  3. ^ Gomphrena at USDA PLANTS Database
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