Achyranthes aspera var. aspera
Man Better Man, Devil's Horsewhip
Other regional names: Worry Vine
- Worry Vine
Also known as: Papilionanthe miss-joaquim +2 more
- Papilionanthe miss-joaquim
- Vanda ×joachimiae
- Vanda miss-joaquim
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Variety
- Botanical Family: Amaranthaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual.
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Achyranthes aspera var. aspera (commonly known as Man Better Man or Devil's Horsewhip) is an annual within the Amaranthaceae family. It originates in Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, and the Pacific. Within its native range, this variety is most commonly linked to subtropical conditions. It is a naturally occurring variety of Achyranthes aspera, which is linked below, along with other varieties of this species.
Macro Climate
Subtropical
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA, PACIFIC
Regions (WGSRPD)
Australia, China, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Northwestern Pacific, Papuasia, Western Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Afghanistan, Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, Caroline Is., China South-Central, China Southeast, Christmas I., Cocos (Keeling) I., East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Iran, Jawa, Kazan-retto, Laccadive Is., Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maldives, Maluku, Marianas, Marshall Is., Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Northern Territory, Ogasawara-shoto, Pakistan, Philippines, Queensland, Solomon Is., South China Sea, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, Western Australia
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Alabama, Aruba, Austria, Bahamas, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Cameroon, Chad, Colombia, Comoros, Cook Is., Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Fiji, Florida, French Guiana, Galápagos, Ghana, Gilbert Is., Guatemala, Gulf States, Gulf of Guinea Is., Guyana, Haiti, Hawaii, Honduras, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Kermadec Is., KwaZulu-Natal, Lebanon-Syria, Leeward Is., Liberia, Line Is., Louisiana, Madagascar, Marquesas, Mauritius, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mozambique, Mozambique Channel Is., Namibia, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, New Zealand North, Nicaragua, Niue, Norfolk Is., Oman, Palestine, Panama, Peru, Pitcairn Is., Puerto Rico, Rodrigues, Rwanda, Réunion, Samoa, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sicilia, Society Is., Socotra, Somalia, South Carolina, Southwest Caribbean, Spain, St.Helena, Sudan, Surinam, Tanzania, Texas, Tokelau-Manihiki, Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Tunisia, Turks-Caicos Is., Uganda, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Wallis-Futuna Is., Windward Is., Yemen, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
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