Amaranthus caudatus Linnaeus , Species Plantarum 2 : 990. 1753 Chapter 7: Linnaean Plant Names and their Types (part A) Jarvis, Charlie CGZ8 3567 L. Linnaeus 1753 Magnoliopsida Amaranthaceae Amaranthus Plantae Caryophyllales Tracheophyta species caudatus      Amaranthus caudatusLinnaeus,  Species Plantarum2: 990. 1753.  "Habitat in Peru, Persia, Zeylona." RCN: 7187.    Lectotype(Townsend in Nasir & Ali, Fl. W. Pakistan71: 10. 1974): Herb. Linn. No. 1117.26 ( LINN).   Generitypeof  AmaranthusLinnaeus(vide Green, Prop. Brit. Bot.: 188. 1929). 2612070334 LINN 1117.26 lectotype