Alternanthera flavida

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 flavida

Name

Alternanthera flavida Suess., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 35: 300. (1934)

• Type: Peru: Huancavelica, Tayacaja. Valley of the Mantaro, below Colcabamba, 1700-1800 m. 1913-03, A. Weberbauer #6464. Holotype: GH GH00036949; Isotypes: B B 10 0242319, F F0040479F, GH00036948, MOL MOL00000620, US US00102759

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Alternanthera asterophora Standl., Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 11: 150. (1936), nom. superfl.
    • Holotype: A. Weberbauer #6464, F0040479F, Isotype GH00036948.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Southern America Western South America Peru Brazil Brazil Northeast (Bahia) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Suessenguth, K., 1934. Neue und kritische Amarantaceen aus Süd- und Mittel-Amerika. Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis 35(18–25): 298–337. Biblioteca Digital Reference page. : 300
• Standley, P.C. 1936. Studies of American plants – VI. Publications of the Field Museum of Natural History, Botanical Series 11(5): 145–276. BHL Reference page. : 150

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Alternanthera flavida in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Oct. 11. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2019. Alternanthera flavida. 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. 11. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Alternanthera flavida. Published online. Accessed: Oct. 11 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Alternanthera flavida. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 11 Oct. 2019.