Alternanthera crucis

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 crucis

Name

Alternanthera crucis (Moq.) Bold., Fl. Dutch W. Ind. Is. 1: 58. (1909)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Telanthera crucis Moq., Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(2): 362. (1849)
    • Syntype: Antilles. Richard L.C. #s.n. P00622505, P00622506, P00622507
    • Syntype: Virgin Islands, St. Croix Island. West, H. #s.n. Syntype: S-R-6066; Isosyntypes: C10005343, C10005344, C10005345
• Heterotypic (ref. Govaerts 2019)
  • Achyranthes martinicensis (Moq.) Standl., J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 5: 73. (1915)
  • Achyranthes portoricensis (Kuntze) Standl.,# J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 5: 73. (1915)
  • Alternanthera culebrasensis Uline, Publ. Field Columb. Mus., Bot. Ser. 1: 420. (1899)
  • Alternanthera dolichocephala (Urb.) Urb., Symb. Antill. (Urban). 4(2): 221. (1905)
  • Alternanthera martinicensis (Moq.) Standl., Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 8: 9. (1930)
  • Alternanthera portoricensis Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 540. (1891)
  • Gomphrena crucis Vahl ex Moq., Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(2): 362. (1849), nom. inval. in syn.
  • Telanthera dolichocephala Urb., Symb. Antill. (Urban). 1(2): 302. (1899)
  • Telanthera martinicensis Moq., Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(2): 366. (1849)
  • Telanthera sintenisii Urb., Symb. Antill. (Urban). 1(2): 301. (1899)
  • Illecebrum incanum Rich. ex Moq., Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(2): 362. (1849), nom. inval. in syn.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Southern America Caribbean Leeward Is., Puerto Rico, Windward Is. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Boldingh, I. 1909. The Flora of the Dutch West Indian Islands. Vol I. St. Eustatius, Saba, and St. Martin. xii + 321 pp. Leyden: E.J. Brill. BHL Reference page. : 58
• Moquin-Tandon, A. 1849. Amarantaceae. In: De Candolle, A.P. (ed.): Prodromus systematis naturalis regni vegetabilis 13(2): 231–424. Masson, Paris. BHL. Reference page. : 362

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Alternanthera crucis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Oct. 09. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2019. Alternanthera crucis. 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. 09. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Alternanthera crucis. Published online. Accessed: Oct. 09 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Alternanthera crucis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 09 Oct. 2019.