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

"Habitat in India ." RCN: 7167.

Lectotype (Townsend in Bosser & al., Fl. Mascareignes 142: 11. 1994): Herb. Linn. No. 1117.4 (LINN) .

Current name: Amaranthus tricolor L. ( Amaranthaceae).