Alternanthera axillaris

Taxonavigation

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

Alternanthera axillaris (Willd.) DC., Cat. Pl. Horti Monsp. 77. (1813)

Accepted by Govaerts 2019 and Hassler 2019. Sometimes considered as synonym of Alternanthera spinosa

Basionym
- Achyranthes axillaris Willd., Enum. Pl. [Willdenow] 1: 270. (1809)
Homotypic
- Alternanthera axillaris (Hornem. ex Willd.) D.Dietr., Syn. Pl. [D. Dietrich] 1: 866. (1839): errat. (Dietrich cited A. axillaris DC. as a synonym of A. spinosa Hornem.)
- Celosia axillaris (Willd.) Mart., Pl. Hort. Erlang.: 70. (1814)

Native distribution areas:
Southern America Caribbean Cuba, Haiti References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

de Candolle, A.P. 1813. Catalogus plantarum Horti Botanici Monspeliensis. Monspelii: J. Martel. Parisiis et Argentorati: A. Koenig. Bibliotheca Digital Reference page. : 77
Dietrich, D. 1839. Synopsis plantarum: seu, Enumeratio systematica plantarum plerumque adhuc cognitarum cum differentiis specificis et synonymis selectis ad modum Persoonii elaborata. Tomus 1. pp. 1–879. Vimariae: B. F. Voigtii. BHL Reference page. : 866
Martius, C.F.P. von 1814. Plantarum Horti academici Erlangensis enumeratio; adjectis specierum novarum vel minus cognitarum descriptionibus atque illustrationibus. Erlangae [Erlangen]: Hilpertianis. IV + 210 pp. Gallica Googlebooks Archive Reference page. : 70
Willdenow, C.L. 1809. Enumeratio plantarum horti regii botanici berolinensis, continens descriptiones omnium vegetabilium in horto dicto cultorum. VI + 1099 pp. In taberna Libraria Scholae realis, Berolini [Berlin]. BHL Biblioteca Digital Reference page. : 270

Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Alternanthera axillaris 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 axillaris. 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 axillaris. Published online. Accessed: Oct. 08 2019.
Tropicos.org 2019. Alternanthera axillaris. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 08 Oct. 2019.