Achyranthes
Achyranthes is a genus of medicinal and ornamental plants in the amaranth family, Amaranthaceae. Chaff flower is a common name for plants in this genus.
Species
33 species are accepted.- Achyranthes abyssinica
- Achyranthes ancistrophora C.C.Towns.
- Achyranthes annua
- Achyranthes arborescens Robert [Brown |R.Br.]
- Achyranthes aspera L.
- Achyranthes atollensis
- Achyranthes avicularis
- Achyranthes bidentata Carl [Ludwig Blume|Blume]
- Achyranthes borbonica
- Achyranthes coynei Santapau
- Achyranthes diandra Roxb.
- Achyranthes divaricata
- Achyranthes fasciculata C.C.Towns.
- Achyranthes fruticulosa
- Achyranthes graminiformis
- Achyranthes humilis
- Achyranthes laniceps
- Achyranthes leptostachya
- Achyranthes mangarevica Suess.
- Achyranthes marchionica R.Br.
- Achyranthes margaretarum Peter James [de Lange|de Lange]
- Achyranthes mauritiana
- Achyranthes mutica A.Gray ex H.Mann
- Achyranthes porphyrostachya
- Achyranthes sandwicensis
- Achyranthes schinzii
- Achyranthes seychellensis
- Achyranthes shahii M.R.Almeida & S.M.Almeida
- Achyranthes sicula
- Achyranthes splendens Carl [Friedrich Philipp von Martius|Mart.] ex Moq.
- Achyranthes talbotii John [Hutchinson |Hutch.] & Dalziel
- Achyranthes velutina
- Achyranthes viridis
- ''Achyranthes viriditepala''