Achyropsis

Achyropsis is a genus of plants in the amaranth family, Amaranthaceae that is found in Africa distributed from Kenya to South Africa.[1]

Achyropsis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Subfamily: Amaranthoideae
Genus: Achyropsis
(Moq.) Hook.f.
Species

See text

The genus has six accepted species:[2]

  • Achyropsis avicularis (E.Mey. ex Moq.) Cooke & C.H.Wright
  • Achyropsis filifolia C.C.Townsend
  • Achyropsis fruticulosa C.B.Cl.
  • Achyropsis gracilis C.C.Townsend
  • Achyropsis laniceps C.B.Cl.
  • Achyropsis leptostachya (E.Mev. ex Meisn.) Bak.

References

  1. "Achyropsis (Moq.) Hook.f." Plants of the World Online Kew Science, retrieved 18 June 2020.
  2. "Catalogue of Life - 2020-04-16 Beta". Catalogue of Life, retrieved 18 June 2020.


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