Genus: Blitum L.

Sometimes included in: Chenopodium L.

Also sometimes placed in: Amaranthaceae

List of Species Records in GRIN.

References for genus:

• Fuentes-Bazan, S. et al. 2012. A novel phylogeny-based generic classification for Chenopodium sensu lato, and a tribal rearrangement of Chenopodioideae (Chenopodiaceae). Willdenowia 42:5–24. [accepts].
  
• Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984–. Med-Checklist. (L Medit) [accepts].
  
• Kühn, U. 1993. Chenopodiaceae. In: Kubitzki, K., ed., The families and genera of vascular plants. (Kubitzki) 2:206. [= Chenopodium L.].
  
• Scott, A. D. 1978. A review of the classification of Chenopodium L. and related genera. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 100:208. [accepts].
  

More:

KBD: Kew Bibliographic Databases of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Note: Log on to KBD for better access.

Synonyms (=), probable synonyms (=~), and possible synonyms (~) for genus:

• (= ) Anserina Dumort.
• (=~) Monolepis Schrad.
• (= ) Morocarpus Boehm.
• (=~) Scleroblitum Ulbr.

Check other nomenclature databases for Blitum:

• ING: Index Nominum Genericorum
• NCU-3e: Names in Current Use for Extant Plant Genera

Images:

• Forestry Images (Blitum capitatum): from www.forestryimages.org
• Seed (Blitum bonus-henricus): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image

More:

• Check PlantSystematics.org
• Check H. D. Wilson's Vascular Plant Image Library (Texas A. & M. University)

Abbreviations & symbols in GRIN Taxonomy

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