ETIMOLOGIA
Amaranthus: [Amaranthaceae] dal greco ἀμᾰραντος amárantos che non appassisce (dal prefisso privativo α- a- senza e da μᾰραίνω maraíno appassire, venir meno)
palmeri: (Abutilon, Acacia/ Senegalia, Acalypha, Achaetogeron, Achillea, Achyronychia, Actinea/ Actinella/ Plateilema, Acuan/ Desmanthus, Aeschynomene, Agave, Ageratella, Ageratina, Agropyron, Allium, Alsine/ Stellaria, Amaranthus, Amsinckia, Amsonia, Andropogon saccaroides var./ Amphilophis/ Andropogon/ Bothriochloa, Annona, Apodanthera, Apodanthes, Argithamnia/ Argythamnia/ Ditaxis, Argyrochosma, Aristida, Aristolochia, Artemisia/ Artemisiastrum/ Seriphidium, Arundinella, Asclepias, Asplenium, Aster/ Isocoma/ Neonesomia/ Xylothamia/ Medranoa, Astragalus/ Phaca/ Tragacantha, Atriplex, Audibertia ×/ Audibertiella ×/ Ramona ×/ Salvia ×, Ayenia, Baccharis, Baeria, Bahia, Banisteria/ Heteropteris= Heteropterys, Begonia, Berginia, Bidens, Bletia, Boehmeria, Boerhavia, Bombax, Bouteloua hirsuta var., Brickellia/ Coleosanthus, Brittonastrum/ Agastache, Brodiaea/ Triteleia/ Triteleiopsis, Bromelia, Brongniartia, Bumelia/ Sideroxylon, Bunchosia, Bursera/ Elaphrium/ Terebinthus, Cacalia/ Psacalium, Cactus/ Bartschella/ Chilita/ Mammillaria/ Neomammillaria, Caesalpinia/ Erythrostemon/ Poinciana/ Poincianella, Calamintha/ Clinopodium/ Satureja, Calea/ Alloispermum/ Sabazia, Calliandra/ Anneslia, Calochortus/ Mariposa, Calophanes, Capparis, Cardamine/ Dryopetalon/ Sibara, Cardiospermum, Cassia/ Chamaecrista, Castilleja, Ceanothus, Celosia, Cenchrus, Cephalocereus/ Cephalophorus/ Pilocereus/ Pilosocereus, Cereus, Cestrum, Cheilanthes, Chenopodium, Choisya, Chorizanthe, Cienfuegosia/ Erioxylum/ Gossypium, Clematis/ Coriflora/ Viorna, Cleomella, Clethra, Coldenia/ Tiquilia/ Tiquiliopsis= Triquiliopsis, Combretum, Comocladia, Cordia, Coryphantha, Cosmos, Cotyledon/ Dudleya/ Echeveria, Crateva, Croton, Crusea, Cucurbita, Cuphea, Cuscuta, Dasylirion, Desmodium/ Meibomia, Dimorphocarpa, Dioscorea, Diospyros, Dondia/ Suaeda, Drymaria, Echeandia, Echinocactus, Echinocereus, Echinopepon/ Brandegea/ Vaseyanthus, Encelia, Epidendrum/ Barkeria, Epilobium, Eragrostis, Eremosis, Erigeron, Eriocaulon, Eriogonum, Eriosema, Eryngium, Eschscholzia/ Petromecon, Eupatorium/ Koanophyllon, Euphorbia/ Tithymalus, Eutetras, Evolvulus, Fagonia, Ficus, Fimbraria/ Asterella, Flaveria, Frankenia, Franseria, Galphimia/ Thryallis, Gaudichaudia, Geranium, Gilia/ Bryantiella, Glyphosperma, Gomphocarpus, Gomphrena, Grindelia, Guaiacum, Guardiola, Guarea, Halenia/ Tetragonanthus, Haplopappus/ Chrysoma/ Ericameria, Harpagonella, Hartmannia, Hebanthe, Hedeoma, Heliocarpus, Heliotropium, Hemizonia/ Deinandra, Hermannia, Hesperelaea, Hieracium, Horsfordia, Hosackia, Houstonia/ Hedyotis, Husnotiella, Hymenocallis, Hymenothrix, Hyptis/ Mesosphaerum, Icica/ Protium, Indigofera, Ipomoea/ Distimake/ Merremia/ Operculina, Iresine, Jacquemontia, Jatropha/ Cnidoscolus, Justicia, Krameria, Krynitzkia/ Cryptantha/ Hemisphaerocarya/ Oreocarya, Laphamia/ Monothrix, Lasianthaea, Lepidium, Leptoglottis/ Schrankia, Lesquerella/ Physaria, Leucaena, Liabum/ Liabellum/ Sinclairia, Lippia, Lithospermum, Lobelia, Lonchocarpus, Lopezia, Loranthus/ Martiella/ Phrygilanthus/ Psittacanthus, Lucuma/ Pouteria/ Xantolis, Lupinus, Lycium, Lyrocarpa, Malacothamnus, Malvastrum, Malvaviscus/ Pavonia, Martynia, Mertensia, Metastelma, Microdictyon, Mimosa, Mimulus/ Erythranthe, Monardella/ Madronella, Montanoa, Mortonia, Muhlenbergia, Nama/ Marilaunidium, Neltuma, Neptunia, Nesaea/ Ammannia, Nicotiana, Nocca/ Lagascea/ Calhounia, Nolina/ Beaucarnea, Notholaena, Odontotrichum, Oenothera/ Camissonia/ Taraxia/ Tetrapteron, Opuntia, Osmunda, Panicum/ Ixophorus, Parosela/ Dalea/ Marina, Paspalum, Passiflora, Pattalias/ Cynanchum/ Seutera, Pectis, Pedilanthus, Peiranisia, Penstemon, Perezia/ Acourtia, Perityle/ Leptopharynx, Phacelia, Phaseolus, Phemeranthus, Philadelphus, Philibertella, Philibertia/ Funastrum, Phoradendron, Physalis, Pilostyles, Piper, Piptothrix, Pitcairnia/ Hepetis, Pithecellobium, Poa, Polygala/ Hebecarpa, Polypodium/ Anapeltis/ Phymatodes, Porophyllum, Potentilla, Pouzolzia, Prionosciadium, Prosopis/ Sopropis, Pseudobombax, Psoralea/ Pediomelum, Quercus, Rhamnus/ Frangula, Rhus/ Schmaltzia, Ribes, Roulinia/ Rouliniella, Rubus, Ruellia, Sabatia, Salmea, Schizocarpum, Sebastiania, Sedastrum, Sedum, Selinocarpus/ Acleisanthes, Senecio, Serjania, Setaria, Sida, Silene, Sisymbrium/ Exhalimolobos/ Hesperis/ Halimolobos, Sisyrinchium, Solanum, Sphaeralcea, Spigelia, Sporobolus, Stemmadenia, Stemodia, Stevia, Struthanthus, Tabebuia, Tagetes, Talinaria/ Grahamia, Talinum, Tecoma, Tephrosia/ Cracca, Thelypodium, Tithonia, Trachypogon, Tradescantia/ Descantaria/ Tripogandra, Trichilia, Tridax, Trifolium, Trisetum, Triumfetta, Turnera, Uniola/ Distichlis, Urbinella/ Dyssodia, Valeriana, Verbesina, Vernonia, Viguiera/ Aldama/ Rhysolepis, Wenderothia/ Canavalia, Wislizenia, Xylosma, Zexmenia, Zinnia - Aecidium/ Allodus/ Puccinia, Niebla) in onore dello statunitense d'origine inglese Edward Palmer (1829-1911), medico, botanico, esploratore, antropologo e archeologo che raccolse piante negli Stati Uniti (California, Arizona, Florida, Maine, Idaho, Texas), Bahamas, Guadalupa, Messico e Sudamerica (Brasile, Argentina, Paraguay)