Checklist: Amaranthaceae

AMARANTHACEAE

Introduction:

This is a checklist of species, generated from the database, which are known to have been cultivated in Zambia.

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CHENOPODIACEAE  
Literature:   
Brenan, J.P.M. (1988) Chenopodiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(1)   
Townsend, C.C. (1988) Amaranthaceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(1)   
 
Names
 
2292.000 CELOSIA L.
Celosia argentea L.
Celosia cristata L.
 
2335.000 ALTERNANTHERA Forssk.
Alternanthera tenella Colla
Alternanthera bettzickiana (Regel) Voss
Alternanthera ficoidea (L.) R. Br. ex Roem.
 
2338.000 GOMPHRENA L.
Gomphrena globosa L.
 
2339.000 IRESINE P. Browne
Iresine herbstii Hook.

Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Nicholas Wightman, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-25

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wightman, N., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2025). Flora of Zambia: Cultivated plants checklist: Amaranthaceae.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/utilities/utility-display-cult-checklist.php?family_id=8, retrieved 5 December 2025

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