Amaranthus sanguineus Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, ed. 2, 2: 1407. 1763.

"Habitat in Bahama." RCN: 7182.

Type not designated.

Original material: Herb. Linn. No. 1117.21 (LINN); [icon] in Miller, Fig. Pl. Gard. Dict. 1: 15, t. 22. 1755.

Current name: Amaranthus cruentus L. ( Amaranthaceae).

Note: See comments by Sauer (in Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 54: 122. 1967).