Achyranthes aspera

TaxID: 240005

Basic Information

Scientific Name *

Achyranthes aspera

Common Name

Devil's Horsewhip

Introduction

Achyranthes aspera (common names: chaff-flower, prickly chaff flower, devil's horsewhip, Sanskrit: ???????? ap m rga) is a species of plant in the family Amaranthaceae. It is distributed throughout the tropical world. It can be found in many places growing as an introduced species and a common weed. It is an invasive species in some areas, including many Pacific Islands environments.

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Taxonomic Information

Domain/Kingdom

Eukaryota

Phylum

Streptophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Caryophyllales

Family

Amaranthaceae

Genus

Achyranthes

Species

aspera

Subspecies

Unclassified

Photos (0 photos)

No photos available.

Morphological Features

No morphological description available.

Host Plants (0 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

No host plants available.

Quarantine Status (3 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country	Status	Year Added
Chile	A1 list	2024
Paraguay	Quarantine pests	—
French Polynesia	Present	—

Distribution (131 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

131

Present

0

Absent

0

Unknown/Other

Country	Status	State
Antigua and Barbuda	Present	—
Angola	Present	—
Algeria	Present	—
United Arab Emirates	Present	—
Australia	Present	—
Austria	Present	—
Burundi	Present	—
Belgium	Present	—
Benin	Present	—
Burkina Faso	Present	—

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Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

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Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No transcriptome records available.

DNA Barcodes (51 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

Process ID	BIN	Marker	Length	Country	Date	Lat/Lon	Sequence
UHURU875-14	-	rbcLa	464	Kenya	2014-04-25	0.352, 36.874	TACAAATTGACTTATTATACTCCGGAGTATGAAACCCTAGATACTGATATCTTGGCAGCATTCCGAGTAACTCCTCAACCTGGAGTTCCACCCGAAGAAGCAGGGGCTGCAGTAGCTGCCGAATCTTCTACTGGTACATGGACAACTGTATGGACCGACGGGCTTACCAGTCTTGATCGTTACAAAGGACGATGCTACCACATCGAGCCCGTTGCTGGCGAAGAAAATCAATATATTTGTTATGTAGCGTATCCTTTAGACCTTTTTGAAGAAGGTTCTGTTACTAACATGTTTACTTCCATTGTAGGTAACGTATTTGGGTTCAAAGCCCTGCGTGCTCTACGTTTGGAGGATTTGCGAATCCCTGTTGCTTATATAAAAACTTTCCAAGGCCCGCCTCACGGTATCCAAGTTGAAAGAGATAAATTGAACAAGTATGGTCGTCCCCTATTGGGATGCACTAT
UHURU874-14	-	trnL-F	307	Kenya	2014-04-25	0.352, 36.874	TTTTTTTTTGTAATTTTTATTTATTTCTATTTTCTATTAGAGTTATAGAATATGAAATTCTCTCTAAATAAAAATGTCGAATATGAAATGAAAAAAAATATATATAATTATTATTATGAATATTATGAATATGAAAAAATGGAAGAATTTTTACGAATCAATTCAAGTTGAAATTTGAAAAAAGAATCAAATATTCATTCATCAAATCATTCACTCCATAGTCTGATAGATCTTTTGAAGAGCTGATTAATCGGACGAGAATAAAGATAGAGTCCCATTCTACATGTCAATACTGACAACAATGAAA
UHURU873-14	-	trnL-F	309	Kenya	2014-04-25	0.352, 36.874	TTTTTTTTTTGTAATTTTTATTTATTTCTATTTTCTATTAGAGTTATAGAATATGAAATTCTCTCTAAATAAAAATGTCGAATATGAAATGAAAAAAAAATATATATAATTATTATTATGAATATTATGAATATGAAAAAATGGAAGAATTTTTACGAATCAATTCAAGTTGAAATTTGAAAAAAGAATCAAATATTCATTCATCAAATCATTCACTCCATAGTCTGATAGATCTTTTGAAGAGCTGATTAATCGGACGAGAATAAAGATAGAGTCCCATTCTACATGTCAATACTGACAACAATGAAA
UHURU872-14	-	trnL-F	307	Kenya	2014-04-25	0.352, 36.874	TTTTTTTTGTAATTTTTATTTATTTCTATTTTCTATTAGAGTTATAGAATATGAAATTCTCTCTAAATAAAAATGTCGAATATGAAATGAAAAAAAAATATATATAATTATTATTATGAATATTATGAATATGAAAAAATGGAAGAATTTTTACGAATCAATTCAAGTTGAAATTTGAAAAAAGAATCAAATATTCATTCATCAAATCATTCACTCCATAGTCTGATAGATCTTTTGAAGAGCTGATTAATCGGACGAGAATAAAGATAGAGTCCCATTCTACATGTCAATACTGACAACAATGAAA
UHURU030-14	-	trnL-F	552	Kenya	2012-05-07	0.2932, 36.89817	AAGTGAAAACTTTCAAATTCAGAGAAACCCTGGAATTAATAAAAAAAATGGGCAATCCTGAGCCAACTCCTTTATTAGGAAAAAAAAAGAATTCAGAAAACAAAAAAAAAAACAAAGGATAGGTGCAGAGACTCAAAGGAAGTTGTTCTAACAAATGGAGTTGACTGTGCTGTGTTGTTCTNATAATTCTACATCAATTCAAAAAGGGTGAAGAATATACTATATAAAAAATCAATAAAATATCAAATGATTAATGACACCCCGAATCTATTCTGTATTTTTTTTTGTAATTTTTATTTATTTCTATTTTCTATTAGAGTTATAGAATATGAAATTCTCTCTAAATAAAAATGTCGAATATGAAATGAAAAAAAATATATATAATTCTTATTATGAATATTATGAATATGAAAAAATGGAAGAATTTTTACGAATCAATTCAAGTTGAAATTTGAAAAAAGAATCAAATATTCATTCATCAAATCATTCACTCCATAGTCTGATAGATCTTTTGAAGAGCTGATTAATCGGACGAGAATAAAGATAGAGTCCC
UHURU029-14	-	trnH-psbA	548	Kenya	2012-05-07	0.2932, 36.89817	ATAACTTCCCTCTAGACCTAGCTTCTATCGAAGCTCCATCTACAAATGGATAAATTTTCATTTTTAGTTTAGTGTATACGAATTATTGAAAGTAAAGGGGCAATGCCGGTTTCTTGTTCTGGCAAGAAGTTGGTTATTGCTCCTTTA----C---------TAGTCAGTCTTTT----TTTTTTTA-------G-------------------AATATA---AATTCT------ATTATTAACTT----AAATATTACGT-------TAATTA--------TTCTAT---AA-----TTATAATAG----------AATATTAAATATATTTTAATATAATATTAAATCTTATATA-------TATTATATGTAAGATAAGTTCTTTATTTCTTTACTACAAT--ACTTTATTGAGAACTACTAAGAACTAAGTTTTTCTAAAT-----TT-CTATATG-AGATCTTTTAATTAGGAATTAGAAGTAATTCTAAATT-------------TGAATTAATTAATTCCAACTTTATTTTTGGTTTTT-----------GAATTAAGAATAAATTTCATTCAAGAATTAATC-AAAGGCAAGTACAAGTAAAGAACTAATTATGAA----TACTTAATTTCTAAGTAAATT-AGAGGGCGGATGTAGCCAAGTGGATCAAGGCAG---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------T--
UHURU028-14	-	trnH-psbA	550	Kenya	2012-05-07	0.2932, 36.89817	ATAACTTCCCTCTAGACCTAGCTTCTATCGAAGCTCCATCTACAAATGGATAAATTTTCATTTTTAGTTTAGTGTATACGAGTTATTGAAAGTAAAGGGGCAATGCCGGTTTCTTGTTCTGGCAAGAAGTTGGTTATTGCTCCTTTA----C---------TAGTCAGTCTTT-----TTTTTTTTT------A------------------GAATATA---AATTCT------ATTATTAACTT----AAATATTACGT-------TAATTA--------TTCTAT---AA-----TTATAATAG---------AATATTAAAT-ATATTTTAATATAATATTAAATCTTATATA------T-ATTATATGTAAGATAAGTTCTTTATTTCTTTACTACAA--TACTTTATTAAGAACTACTAAGAACTAAGTTTTTCTAAAT-----T-TCTATATTAAGATCTTTTAATTAGGAATTAGAAGTAATTCTAAATT-------------TGAATTAATTAATTCCAACTTTATTTTTGGTTTTT-----------GAATTAAGAATAAATTTCATTCAAGAATTAATC-AAAGGCAAGTACAAGTAAAGAACTAATTATGAA----TACTTAATTTCTAAGTAAATT-AGAGGGCGGATGTAGCCAAGTGGATCAAGGCAG---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------T--
TRM129-15	-	rbcL	607	India	-	-	AAGTGTTGGATTTAAAGCTGGTGTTAAAGATTACAAATTGACTTATTATACTCCGGAGTATGAAACCCTAGATACTGATATCTTGGCAGCATTCCGAGTAACTCCTCAACCTGGAGTTCCACCCGAAGAAGCAGGGGCTGCAGTAGCTGCCGAATCTTCTACTGGTACATGGACAACTGTATGGACCGACGGGCTTACCAGTCTTGATCGTTACAAAGGACGATGCTACCACATCGAGCCCGTTGCTGGCGAAGAAAATCAATATATTTGTTATGTAGCGTATCCTTTAGACCTTTTTGAAGAAGGTTCTGTTACTAACATGTTTACTTCCATTGTAGGTAACGTATTTGGGTTCAAAGCCCTGCGTGCTCTACGTTTGGAGGATTTGCGAATCCCTGTTGCTTATATAAAAACTTTCCAAGGCCCGCCTCACGGTATCCAGGTTGAAAGAGATAAATTGAACAAGTATGGTCGTCCCCTATTGGGATGCACTATTAAACCTAAATTGGGGTTATCCGCTAAAAACTATGGTCGAGCATGTTATGAATGTCTTCGTGGTGGACTTGATTTTACCAAAGATGATGAAAACGTGAACTCCCAGCCGTTT
SAFH954-10	-	rbcLa	552	South Africa	2006-05-04	-22.71306, 30.92861	AGTGTT---GGATTTAAAGCTGGTGTTAAAGATTACAAATTGACTTATTATACTCCGCAGTATGAAACCCTAGATACTGATATCTTGGCAGCATTCCGAGTAACTCCTCAACCTGGAGTTCCACCCGAAGAAGCAGGGGCTGCAGTAGCTGCCGAATCTTCTACTGGTACATGGACAACTGTATGGACCGACGGGCTTACCAGTCTTGATCGTTACAAAGGACGATGCTACCACATCGAGCCCGTTGCTGGCGAAGAAAATCAATATATTTGTTATGTAGCGTATCCTTTAGACCTTTTTGAAGAAGGTTCTGTTACTAACATGTTTACTTCCATTGTAGGTAACGTATTTGGGTTCAAAGCCCTGCGTGCTCTACGTTTGGAAGATTTACGAATCCCTGTTGCTTATATAAAAACTTTCCAAGGCCCGCCTCACGGTATCCAAGTTGAAAGAGATAAATTGAACAAGTATGGTCGTCCCCTATTGGGATGCACTATTAAACCTAAATTGGGGTTATCCGCTAAAAACTATGGTCGAGCATGTTATGAATGTCTT
SAFH3002-11	-	rbcLa	552	South Africa	-	-25.911, 27.242	AGTGTT---GGATTTAAAGCTGGTGTTAAAGATTACAAATTGACTTATTATACTCCGGAGTATGAAACCCTAGATACTGATATCTTGGCAGCATTCCGAGTAACTCCTCAACCTGGAGTTCCACCCGAAGAAGCAGGGGCTGCAGTAGCTGCCGAATCTTCTACTGGTACATGGACAACTGTATGGACCGACGGGCTTACCAGTCTTGATCGTTACAAAGGACGATGCTACCACATCGAGCCCGTTGCTGGCGAAGAAAATCAATATATTTGTTATGTAGCGTATCCTTTAGACCTTTTTGAAGAAGGTTCTGTTACTAACATGTTTACTTCCATTGTAGGTAACGTATTTGGGTTCAAAGCCCTGCGTGCTCTACGTTTGGAGGATTTGCGAATCCCTGTTGCTTATATAAAAACTTTCCAAGGCCCGCCTCACGGTATCCAAGTTGAAAGAGATAAATTGAACAAGTATGGTCGTCCCCTATTGGGATGCACTATTAAACCTAAATTGGGGTTATCCGCTAAAAACTATGGTCGAGCATGTTATGAATGTCTT

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Achyranthes aspera

Basic Information

Taxonomic Information

Photos (0 photos)

Morphological Features

Host Plants (0 host plants)

Quarantine Status (3 records)

Distribution (131 countries)

Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

Genomes (0 records)

Transcriptomes (0 records)

DNA Barcodes (51 records)

Literature

State Information