Amaranthus tristis Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 989. 1753.

"Habitat in China." RCN: 7172.

Type not designated.

Original material: Herb. Linn. No. 1117.10 (LINN); Herb. Linn. No. 1117.11 (LINN) .

Current name: Amaranthus tricolor L. ( Amaranthaceae).

Note: Townsend (in Polhill, Fl. Trop. E. Africa, Amaranthaceae: 28. 1985) incorrectly designated 1117.12 (LINN) as lectotype, a specimen with no very obvious link with this name, and which is not part of the original material.