7.1. Gomphrena globosa L., Sp. Pl. 1: 224. 1753.

Lectotype (designated by Townsend 1974: 46):— Herb. Linn. No. 319.1 (LINN!, image of the lectotype available at https://linnean-online. org/3568/).

Alien status:—Neophyte species native to Mexico, Central America, and north and centeral South America, whereas it is alien in East Europe, central and south Africa, regions of South Asia, and Australia (POWO 2023). Cultivated in Saudi Arabia .

Occurrence in Saudi Arabia:― According to Chaudhary (1998: 243) this species is only cultivated in Saudi Arabia (as an ornamental plant) (see also Miller & Cope 1996). Further surveys are needed to verify its occurrence as an escaped alien (probably casual).