Alternanthera brasiliana

Alternanthera brasiliana

Alternanthera brasiliana

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Amaranthaceae s.l.
Cladus: Amaranthaceae s.str.
Subfamilia: Gomphrenoideae
Genus: Alternanthera
Species: Alternanthera brasiliana

Name

Alternanthera brasiliana (L.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 537. (1891)

Synonyms

Basionym
- Gomphrena brasiliana L., Cent. Pl. II. 13. (1756)
  - Lectotype (according to IPNI): Brazil: Breyne, Exot. Pl. Cent. 1674-78, t. 52. (Illustration)
Homotypic
- Achyranthes brasiliana (L.) Standl., J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 5: 74. (1915)
- Philoxerus brasiliana (L.) Sm., A.Rees, Cycl. 27: n.º 4. (1814)
- Telanthera brasiliana (L.) Moq., A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 13(2): 382. (1849)
- Gomphrena brasiliensis L., Syst. Nat. (ed. 10) 2: 950. (1759), nom. illeg. superfl. (orth. var.)
- Gomphrena brasiliensis (L.) Jacq., Coll. 2: 278. (1788), nom. inval. (not intended as a new species)
- Gomphrena brasiliensis (L.) Lam., Tabl. Encycl. ii. 289. t. 180. f. 1. (1783), nom. inval. (not intended as a new species)
- Caraxeron brasiliense (L.) Raf., Fl. Tellur. 3: 38. (1837)
- Mogiphanes brasiliensis (Jacq.) Mart., Nov. Gen. Sp. Pl. Bras. 2: 34. (1826)
- Philoxerus brasiliensis (L.) R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland. 416. (1810), nom. inval. according to ICN Art. 35.2 (final epithet not definitely associated with name of genus.
- Telanthera brasiliensis (L.mut.Jacq.) Endl., Cat. Horti Vindob. 1: 265. (1842), basionym not stated
- Gomphrena dentata Moench, Suppl. Meth. (Moench) 273. (1802), nom. illeg. superfl.
- Alternanthera dentata R.E.Fr., Ark. Bot. 16(13): 11 (1920), basionym illeg.
Heterotypic (ref. Govaerts 2019)
- Alternanthera brasiliana f. angustifolia Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 538. (1891)
- Alternanthera brasiliana f. bicolor Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 538. (1891)
- Alternanthera brasiliana var. glabriuscula Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 538. (1891)
- Alternanthera brasiliana var. longiseta Suess., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 39: 2. (1935)
- Alternanthera brasiliana f. obtusifolia Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 538. (1891)
- Alternanthera brasiliana var. sericea Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 538. (1891)
- Alternanthera brasiliana var. straminea (Mart.) Suess., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 35: 305. (1934)
- Alternanthera dentata f. pubescens Suess., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 35: 299. (1934)
- Alternanthera moquinii var. grandiceps Suess., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 35: 302. (1934)
- Alternanthera straminea (Mart.) Suess., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 35: 305. (1934)
- Gomphrena patula J.C.Wendl., Bot. Beob.: 43. (1798)
- Mogiphanes straminea Mart., Nov. Gen. Sp. Pl. Bras. 2: 35. (1826)
(+ ref. Hassler 2019)
- Achyranthes geniculata Ruiz & Pav. ex Moq., Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(2): 381. (1849), nom. inval. in syn.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Northern America
- Mexico
  - Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest
Southern America
- Central America
  - Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua
- Caribbean
  - Aruba, Bahamas, Leeward Is., Netherlands Antilles, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.
- Northern South America
  - French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela
- Western South America
  - Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
- Brazil
  - Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central
- Southern South America
  - Paraguay

Introduced elsewhere

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Kuntze, O. 1891. Revisio generum plantarum vascularium omnium atque cellularium multarum secundum leges nomenclaturae internationales cum enumeratione plantarum exoticarum in itinere mundi collectarum. Pars II. Pp. 377–1011. Arthur Felix, Leipzig [etc.]. BHL Reference page. : 537
Linnaeus, C. 1756. Centuria II. Plantarum. Upsaliae, exc. L.M. Höjer. BHL Reference page. : 13

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Alternanthera brasiliana in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Oct. 08. Reference page.

Hassler, M. 2019. Alternanthera brasiliana. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Oct. 08. Reference page.

International Plant Names Index. 2019. Alternanthera brasiliana. Published online. Accessed: Oct. 08 2019.

Tropicos.org 2019. Alternanthera brasiliana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 08 Oct. 2019.

USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Alternanthera brasiliana in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

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