Gomphrena

Gomphrena
	Gomphrena globosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Amaranthaceae
Subfamily:	Gomphrenoideae
Genus:	Gomphrena; L. (1753)
Species
	139; see text
Synonyms
	Amaranthoides Mill. (1754); Blutaparon Raf. (1838); Bragantia Vand. (1771); Caraxeron Vaill. ex Raf. (1837), nom. superfl.; Chlamyphorus Klatt (1889); Chnoanthus Phil. (1862); Coluppa Adans. (1763); Lithophila Sw. (1788); Litophila Sw. (1788), orth. var.; Ninanga Raf. (1837), nom. illeg.; Philoxerus R.Br. (1810); Pseudogomphrena R.E.Fr. (1921); Schultesia Schrad. (1821); Sedinha Mure (1849); Wadapus Raf. (1837); Xeraea L. ex Kuntze (1891);

Gomphrena is a genus of plants in the family Amaranthaceae. They are known as the globe amaranths.

The genus includes 139 species, which are native to the Americas (southern United States to southern Argentina), western and central tropical Africa, Australia, and Japan and Taiwan.

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