following: Costea, M. et al. (2001) Sida 19(4): 975-992.
Other identifications
Identification
Determined name:
Amaranthus lividus L.
Determiner:
W.R. Sykes
Identification date:
1996-11-29 (Verbatim: 29-11-1996)
Preferred name:
Amaranthus blitum subsp. oleraceus (L.) Costea
Active:
no
Identification type:
Determination
Identification
Determined name:
Amaranthus lividus
Determiner:
Gardner P
Identification date:
1996-08-06 (Verbatim: 6-8-96)
Preferred name:
Amaranthus blitum subsp. oleraceus (L.) Costea
Active:
no
Identification type:
Determination
Collection events
Primary collection event
Collection event type:
Field
Standard locality
Location:
Avatiu river mouth
Verbatim locality:
Avatiu river mouth
Verbatim collector:
Gardner P 10515
Standardised collector:
P. Gardner
Verbatim date:
6-8-96
Start date:
1996-08-06
Land District:
Rarotonga
Country:
Cook Islands
Notes:
Stems tinged red spreading & ascending. Lvs to 17 x 11mm ovate, obtuse, often emarginate. Fruit globose to pyriform. c.2x sepals. Fruit surface smooth. Seeds shiny dark brown, compressed, minute by punctate. Seed with a smooth lighter brown marginal rib. Fruit smooth.