Amaranthus sparganicephalus Thell.

Hassan, Walaa A., Al-Shaye, Najla A. & Iamonico, Duilio, 2023, A critical inventory of the family Amaranthaceae s. str. in Saudi Arabia, Phytotaxa 626 (4), pp. 223-246 : 234-235

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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/phytotaxa.626.4.1

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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10249245

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Amaranthus sparganicephalus Thell.
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4.9. Amaranthus sparganicephalus Thell. in Ascherson & Graebner, Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 5: 312. 1914.

Neotype (designated by Hassan et al. 2022: 144):— OMAN. Dhofar, J. Qara, nr. Aqarnahawat, Acacia hollow, 880 m, 19 Sep 1985, Miller 7693 (E00687024!, image of the neotype available at https://data.rbge.org.uk/herb/E00687024).

Chorology:― A species native to eastern tropical Africa ( Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania), the Arabian Peninsula ( Saudi Arabia , Yemen, Oman), and Socotra (see Hassan et al. 2022).

Occurrence in Saudi Arabia :― Jazan ( Miller & Cope 1996), Riyadh.

Specimina visa selecta:― SAUDI ARABIA . Raidah Village near base of scarp. 25 km NNW of Abha, waste ground in village, 07 April 1995, Collenette 9337 (E00121397!).

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