Alternanthera echinocephala

Alternanthera echinocephala

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 echinocephala

Name

Alternanthera echinocephala (Hook.f.) Christoph., Nyt Mag. Naturvidensk. 70: 73. (1932)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Brandesia echinocephala Hook.f., Trans. Linn. Soc. London 20: 189. (1847)
    • Type: Ecuador: Galapagos Islands, Charles Island. 1835-09, C.R.Darwin #s.n. Lectotype: CGE; Isotypes: K K000583015, K000583003, S S-R-713.
• Homotypic
  • Achyranthes echinocephala (Hook.f.) Standl., J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 5: 74. (1915)
  • Telanthera echinocephala (Hook.f.) Moq., Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(2): 373. (1849)
• Heterotypic (ref. Govaerts 2019, Hassler 2019)
  • Alternanthera menziesii H.St.John, Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 27: 49. (1957)
  • Telanthera argentea Andersson, Kongl. Vetensk.-Akad. Handl. 1853: 168. (1855)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Southern America Western South America Galápagos References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Christophersen, E. 1932. A collection of plants from the Galápagos Islands. Nyt Magazin for Naturvidenskaberne 70: 67–97. Reference page. : 73
• Hooker, J.D. 1847. An Enumeration of the Plants of the Galapagos Archipelago; with Descriptions of those which are new. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 20: 163–233. DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.1846.tb00416.x . BHL Reference page. : 189
• Standley, P.C. 1915. The application of the generic name Achyranthes. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 5: 72–76. BHL Reference page. : 74
• 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. : 373
• Andersson, N.J. 1855 ("1854"). Om Galapagos-öarnes Vegetation. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps Academiens Handlingar 1853: 61–256. BHL Reference page. : 168

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Alternanthera echinocephala 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 echinocephala. 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 echinocephala. Published online. Accessed: Oct. 09 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Alternanthera echinocephala. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 09 Oct. 2019.

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