Achyranthes aspera Linnaeus var. sicula Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1:204. 1753.

RCN: 1654.

Type not designated.

Original material: Herb. Linn. No. 287.1 (LINN); [icon] in Boccone, Icon. Descr. Rar. Pl. Siciliae: 16, 17, t. 9. 1674; [icon] in Plukenet, Phytographia: t. 260, f. 2. 1694; Almag. Bot.: 26. 1696.

Current name: Achyranthes sicula (L.) All. ( Amaranthaceae).

Note: Townsend (in Bosser & al., Fl. Mascareignes 142: 21. 1994) stated "Type: Amaranthus radice perpetua, t. 9 in Herb. Boccone (P. holo.: photo.!)" but it is unclear if this is a copy of Boccone’s published figure (in which case it can be the type), or a specimen (which would not have been seen by Linnaeus and therefore cannot be the type).