Nothosaerva

Nothosaerva
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Embryophytes
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Spermatophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Amaranthaceae
Subfamily:	Amaranthoideae
Genus:	Nothosaerva; Wight
Species:	N. brachiata
Binomial name
	Nothosaerva brachiata; (L.) Wight
Synonyms
	Pseudanthus Wight 1852, illegitimate homonym, not Pseudanthus Sieber ex A. Spreng. 1827 (Picrodendraceae); Achyranthes brachiata L.; Aerva brachiata (L.) Mart.; Aerva chenopodiifolia Bojer; Amaranthus minutus Lesch. ex Moq.; Illecebrum brachiatum (L.) L.; Pseudanthus brachiatus (L.) Wight;

Nothosaerva is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Amaranthaceae containing the single species Nothosaerva brachiata. It is native to India, Sri Lanka, Southeast Asia, and eastern Africa.³

This species was first described in 1852 with the name Pseudanthus.²⁴ This turned out to be an illegitimate homonym, so it was renamed Nothosaerva in 1853.¹⁵⁶

References

[z-1] The Plant List, Nothosaerva brachiata (L.) Wight

[e-2] Tropicos, Pseudanthus Wight

[3] Flora of Pakistan, Page 32, Nothosaerva brachiata (Linn.) Wight

[4] Wight, Robert, 1852. Icones Plantarum Indiae Orientalis 5(2): 3

[5] Wight, Robert. 1853. Icones Plantarum Indiae Orientalis 6: page 1 not page 17 as stated in Tropicos

[6] Wight, Robert. 1853. Icones Plantarum Indiae Orientalis 6: plate 1776

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