Amaranthus spinosus L.

  • Filed As

    Amaranthaceae
    Amaranthus spinosus L.

  • Collector(s)

    G. Eiten 10304 with Liene T. Eiten, 15 Jan 1970

  • Location

    Brazil. Maranhão. Barra do Corda Mun. Outskirts of Barra do Corda, ca. 1 km south of center of city. At "Sítio dos Ingleses" school grounds, on east slope of Rio Corda River Valley.

  • Habitat

    Waste ground by buildings, open to sun, with thick 2-4 dm tall herbage. (Original vegetation of this spot was mesophytic gallery forest). [See label for further habitat description.].

  • Description

    Herb with succulent stems. Plant to 5-10 dm tall. Tepals transparent, midvein green. Ovary light green, styles white. Pollinated by bees. (Common weed of waste ground in east central Maranháo). Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00837878

    Occurrence ID: ac1999eb-26c1-470c-bcaf-2a471626db84

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Caryophyllales

  • Family

    Amaranthaceae

  • All Determinations

    Amaranthus spinosus L. det T. M. Pedersen, 1978

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Maranhão

  • County/Municipio

    Barra do Corda Mun.

  • Locality

    Outskirts of Barra do Corda, ca. 1 km south of center of city. At "Sítio dos Ingleses" school grounds, on east slope of Rio Corda River Valley.

  • Coordinates

    -5.52, -45.25

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