Amaranthus tricolor Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 989. 1753.

"Habitat in India ." RCN: 7168.

Lectotype (Townsend in Nasir & Ali, Fl. W. Pakistan 71: 14. 1974): Herb. Linn. No. 1117.7 (LINN) .

Current name: Amaranthus tricolor L. ( Amaranthaceae).

Note: Townsend gave the number of the type sheet as “117.7” but this is clearly a typographical error for "1117.7 ".