Gomphrena Linnaeus. Common name: Globe-amaranth.
A genus of about 100-120 species, of the tropics and subtropics of America and Australia (naturalized elsewhere).
References: Clemants (2003d) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2003b); Townsend (1993) In Kubitzki, Rohwer, & Bittrich (1993). Show full citations.
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