Biology:Centemopsis kirkii

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Short description: Species of plant

Centemopsis kirkii
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Centemopsis
Species:
C. kirkii
Binomial name
Centemopsis kirkii
(Hook.f.) Schinz
Synonyms
  • Achyranthes breviflora Baker
  • Centema kirkii Hook.f.
  • Centema rubra Giuseppe Lopriore ({{{2}}})
  • Centemopsis clausii Schinz
  • Centemopsis kirkii subsp. intermedia Suess.
  • Centemopsis rubra (Giuseppe Lopriore ({{{2}}})) Schinz
  • Centrostachys breviflora (Baker) Standl.

Centemopsis kirkii is a species of flowering plant in the genus Centemopsis.[1] It is an annual herb reaching heights of 15–100 cm.[2]:48 It tends to have red inflorescences.[2]:4 It can be found in East Africa.[1][3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Townsend, C. C. (1982). "A New African Centemopsis: Notes on Amaranthaceae: XIII". Kew Bulletin 36 (4): 681–682. doi:10.2307/4117909. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Townsend, C. C. (2020-12-17) (in en). Flora of Tropical East Africa — Amaranthaceae. CRC Press. ISBN 978-1-000-12378-4. https://books.google.com/books?id=WgoHEAAAQBAJ. 
  3. Townsend, C. C. (1980). "Achyranthes, Achyropsis, and Pandiaka: Notes on Amaranthaceae: IX". Kew Bulletin 34 (3): 423–433. doi:10.2307/4109821. 

Wikidata ☰ Q15587514 entry