Blitum

Blitum
strawberry blite (Blitum capitatum)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Subfamily: Chenopodioideae
Tribe: Anserineae
Genus: Blitum
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Synonyms[1]
  • Agathophytum Moq. (1834), nom. superfl.
  • Anserina Dumort (1827)
  • Carocarpidium S.C.Sand. & G.L.Chu (2017)
  • Chenopodium sect. Agathophytum (T. Nees) Benth. & Hook. f.
  • Chenopodium sect. Atriplicina Aellen
  • Chenopodium sect. Blitum (L.) Benth. & Hook f.
  • Chenopodium subg. Blitum (L.) Hiitonen
  • Chenopodium [unranked] Californica Standl.
  • Chenopodium sect. Eublitum
  • Monolepis Schrad. (1830)
  • Morocarpus Boehmer (1760), nom. superfl.
  • Orthosporum subg. Agathophytum T. Nees
  • Scleroblitum Ulbr. (1934)

Blitum is a genus of flowering plants in the amaranth family Amaranthaceae, subfamily Chenopodioideae. It is closely related to genus Spinacia. Its 12 species were traditionally placed in the genera Chenopodium, Monolepis, or Scleroblitum. The species of genus Blitum occur in Asia, Europe, North Africa, the Americas, and Australia.

  1. ^ Blitum L. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 31 March 2024.