5c. Amaranthus graecizans L. subsp. thellungianus (Nevski) Gusev, Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 57(5): 462. 1972

≡ Amaranthus thellungianus Nevski, Trudy Bot. Inst. Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R., Ser. 1, Fl. Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 4: 311. 1937

Holotype:— TURKMENISTAN, In angustiis Bulak-Dara ad pedem montium Kuhitang supra pagum Karluk, 11 August 1931, Nevski 730 [LE non vidi fide Townsend (1985); photo of the isotype at K000814926!, image of the photo of the isotype available at http://apps. kew.org/herbcat/getImage.do?imageBarcode=K000814926).

Chromosome number: —Not still counted.

Occurrence in Saudi Arabia:— Chaudhary (1998: 238) indicated this taxon as “probably doubtful” in Saudi Arabia. No finding was done during the filed surveys. Further researches are necessary to verify the occurrence of this taxon in the country.