Amaranthus oleraceus Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, ed. 2, 2: 1403. 1763.

"Habitat in India ." RCN: 7174.

Lectotype (Fillias & al. in Taxon 29: 150. 1980): Herb. Linn. No. 1117.13 (LINN) .

Current name: Amaranthus blitum L. ( Amaranthaceae).

Note: See discussion by Stevels (in Wageningen Agric. Univ. Pap. 90-1: 106-107. 1990).