Centemopsis kirkii

Centemopsis kirkii is a species of flowering plant in the genus Centemopsis.[1] It is an annual herb reaching heights of 15–100 cm.[2]: 48  It tends to have red inflorescences.[2]: 4  It can be found in East Africa.[1][3]

Centemopsis kirkii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Centemopsis
Species:
C. kirkii
Binomial name
Centemopsis kirkii
Synonyms
  • Achyranthes breviflora Baker
  • Centema kirkii Hook.f.
  • Centema rubra Lopr.
  • Centemopsis clausii Schinz
  • Centemopsis kirkii subsp. intermedia Suess.
  • Centemopsis rubra (Lopr.) Schinz
  • Centrostachys breviflora (Baker) Standl.

References
  1. Townsend, C. C. (1982). "A New African Centemopsis: Notes on Amaranthaceae: XIII". Kew Bulletin. 36 (4): 681–682. doi:10.2307/4117909. JSTOR 4117909.
  2. Townsend, C. C. (17 December 2020) [First published 1985]. Flora of Tropical East Africa — Amaranthaceae. CRC Press. ISBN 978-1-000-12378-4.
  3. Townsend, C. C. (1980). "Achyranthes, Achyropsis, and Pandiaka: Notes on Amaranthaceae: IX". Kew Bulletin. 34 (3): 423–433. doi:10.2307/4109821. JSTOR 4109821.
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