''Achyropsis'' is a genus of plants in the amaranth family,
Amaranthaceae
Amaranthaceae is a family of flowering plants commonly known as the amaranth family, in reference to its type genus ''Amaranthus''. It includes the former goosefoot family Chenopodiaceae and contains about 165 genera and 2,040 species, making it ...
that is found in
Africa
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distributed from
Kenya
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to
South Africa
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The genus has six accepted species:
* ''
Achyropsis avicularis''
(E.Mey. ex Moq.) Cooke & C.H.Wright
* ''
Achyropsis filifolia''
C.C.Townsend
* ''
Achyropsis fruticulosa''
C.B.Cl.
* ''
Achyropsis gracilis''
C.C.Townsend
* ''
Achyropsis laniceps''
C.B.Cl.
* ''
Achyropsis leptostachya''
(E.Mev. ex Meisn.) Bak.
References
Flora of Africa
Amaranthaceae genera
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