Nothosaerva is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Amaranthaceae containing the single species Nothosaerva brachiata. It is native to India, Sri Lanka, Southeast Asia, and eastern Africa.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Amaranthaceae |
| Subfamily: | Amaranthoideae |
| Genus: | Nothosaerva Wight |
| Species: | N. brachiata
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| Nothosaerva brachiata (L.) Wight
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This species was first described in 1852 with the name Pseudanthus.[2][4] This turned out to be an illegitimate homonym, so it was renamed Nothosaerva in 1853.[1][5][6]
References
edit- ^ a b The Plant List, Nothosaerva brachiata (L.) Wight
- ^ a b Tropicos, Pseudanthus Wight
- ^ Flora of Pakistan, Page 32, Nothosaerva brachiata (Linn.) Wight
- ^ Wight, Robert, 1852. Icones Plantarum Indiae Orientalis 5(2): 3
- ^ Wight, Robert. 1853. Icones Plantarum Indiae Orientalis 6: page 1 not page 17 as stated in Tropicos
- ^ Wight, Robert. 1853. Icones Plantarum Indiae Orientalis 6: plate 1776
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