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Key to Achyranthes

Amaranthaceae

Achyranthes

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1 Pseudostaminode margins entire, denticulate, or slightly 2-lobed at the tip
1 Pseudostaminode margins fimbriate at the tip.
  2 Leaf blades 1-4 (-6) cm long, 1-4 (-6) cm wide, obtuse to rounded and apiculate at the tip; tepals 3-4 mm long; utricles 2-2.5 mm long
  2 Leaf blades 4-20 cm long, 2-5 cm wide, acuminate at the tip; tepals 6-7 mm long; utricles 3-4 mm long