Amaranthus powellii (Amaranthaceae), a  new addition for the flora of India and a preliminary list of the Indian Amaranthus species

Three populations of Amaranthus powellii were discovered in Kerala region (SE-India), representing the first record of this species for the national flora. A morphological description based on the Indian plants, as well as ecological data are given. A preliminary list of all the Amaranthus species o...

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Main Authors: Arya Sindhu, Iamonico Duilio, Kumar Venugopalan Nair Saradamma Anil
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2021-12-01
Series:Hacquetia
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/hacq-2021-0005
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spelling doaj-6c83ab4812a54a98bed2069375f2d6dc2021-09-06T19:22:16ZengSciendoHacquetia1854-98292021-12-0120225726210.2478/hacq-2021-0005Amaranthus powellii (Amaranthaceae), a  new addition for the flora of India and a preliminary list of the Indian Amaranthus speciesArya Sindhu0Iamonico Duilio1Kumar Venugopalan Nair Saradamma Anil2Department of Botany, Research centre University of Kerala, University College, Thiruvananthapuram, 695034-Kerala, India.Department of Botany, University of Pisa, Via Luca Ghini 13, 56126-Pisa, Italy.Department of Botany, Government College, Vidhya Nagar, Kasaragod, 671123-Kerala, India.Three populations of Amaranthus powellii were discovered in Kerala region (SE-India), representing the first record of this species for the national flora. A morphological description based on the Indian plants, as well as ecological data are given. A preliminary list of all the Amaranthus species occurring in India, which was never published during the last 136 years, is also provided.https://doi.org/10.2478/hacq-2021-0005alien speciesamaranthus species listasianew record
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Amaranthus powellii (Amaranthaceae), a  new addition for the flora of India and a preliminary list of the Indian Amaranthus species
Hacquetia
alien species
amaranthus species list
asia
new record
author_facet Arya Sindhu
Iamonico Duilio
Kumar Venugopalan Nair Saradamma Anil
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title Amaranthus powellii (Amaranthaceae), a  new addition for the flora of India and a preliminary list of the Indian Amaranthus species
title_short Amaranthus powellii (Amaranthaceae), a  new addition for the flora of India and a preliminary list of the Indian Amaranthus species
title_full Amaranthus powellii (Amaranthaceae), a  new addition for the flora of India and a preliminary list of the Indian Amaranthus species
title_fullStr Amaranthus powellii (Amaranthaceae), a  new addition for the flora of India and a preliminary list of the Indian Amaranthus species
title_full_unstemmed Amaranthus powellii (Amaranthaceae), a  new addition for the flora of India and a preliminary list of the Indian Amaranthus species
title_sort amaranthus powellii (amaranthaceae), a  new addition for the flora of india and a preliminary list of the indian amaranthus species
publisher Sciendo
series Hacquetia
issn 1854-9829
publishDate 2021-12-01
description Three populations of Amaranthus powellii were discovered in Kerala region (SE-India), representing the first record of this species for the national flora. A morphological description based on the Indian plants, as well as ecological data are given. A preliminary list of all the Amaranthus species occurring in India, which was never published during the last 136 years, is also provided.
topic alien species
amaranthus species list
asia
new record
url https://doi.org/10.2478/hacq-2021-0005
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