Gomphrena globosa L.

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 : 237

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/phytotaxa.626.4.1
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10249263
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/97224201-FFFC-901E-FF4C-6FC6843C162F
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scientific name	Gomphrena globosa L.
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7.1. Gomphrena globosa L. View in CoL , Sp. Pl. 1: 224. 1753.

Lectotype (designated by Townsend 1974: 46):— Herb. Linn. No. 319.1 ( LINN!, image of the lectotype available at https://linnean-online. org/3568/).

Alien status:—Neophyte species native to Mexico, Central America, and north and centeral South America, whereas it is alien in East Europe, central and south Africa, regions of South Asia, and Australia ( POWO 2023). Cultivated in Saudi Arabia .

Occurrence in Saudi Arabia :― According to Chaudhary (1998: 243) this species is only cultivated in Saudi Arabia (as an ornamental plant) (see also Miller & Cope 1996). Further surveys are needed to verify its occurrence as an escaped alien (probably casual).