Alternanthera philoxeroides

Alternanthera philoxeroides

Alternanthera philoxeroides

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 philoxeroides

Name

Alternanthera philoxeroides (Mart.) Griseb., Abh. Königl. Ges. Wiss. Göttingen 24: 36. (1879)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Bucholzia philoxeroides Mart., Beitr. Amarantac. 107. (1825)
    • Type: Brazil. Sellow, F. #s.n. Isotype: G00236812.
• Homotypic
  • Achyranthes philoxeroides (Mart.) Standl., J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 5: 74. (1915)
  • Telanthera philoxeroides (Mart.) Moq., Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(2): 362. (1849)
• Heterotypic (ref. Govaerts 2019, Hassler 2019)
  • Achyranthes aphylla (Glaz.) Standl., J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 5: 74. (1915)
  • Achyranthes paludosa Bunbury, Proc. Linn. Soc. London 1: 109. (1841)
  • Alternanthera aphylla Glaz., Bull. Soc. Bot. France 58(Mém. 3f): 565. (1911)
  • Alternanthera philoxerina Suess., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 38: 303. (1934)
  • Alternanthera philoxeroides var. acutifolia (Moq.) Hicken, Apuntes Hist. Nat. 2: 94. (1910)
  • Alternanthera philoxeroides var. lancifolia Chodat, Bull. Soc. Bot. Genève ser. 2, 18: 257. (1927)
  • Alternanthera philoxeroides var. luxurians Suess., Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München 2: 68. (1950)
  • Alternanthera philoxeroides var. obtusifolia (Mart.) Hicken, Apuntes Hist. Nat. 2: 94. (1910)
  • Alternanthera philoxeroides var. phyllantha (Seub.) R.E.Fr., Ark. Bot. 16, no. 13: 10. (1920)
  • Alternanthera philoxeroides f. phyllantha (Seub.) Mears, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 129: 15. (1977)
  • Brandesia martiana Gillies ex Moq., Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(2): 363. (1849), nom. inval. in syn.
  • Bucholzia philoxeroides var. obtusifolia Mart., Nova Acta Acad. Caes. Leopol. Carol., Nat. Cur. 13(1): 316. (1826)
  • Celosia amphibia Salzm. ex Moq., Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(2): 363. (1849), nom. inval. in syn.
  • Mogiphanes philoxeroides D.Parodi, Anales Soc. Ci. Argent. 5: 316. (1878) (as "philorexoides").
    • Type: Paragay: Asuncion in inundates fluminis. Oct. 1858.
  • Telanthera philoxeroides var. acutifolia Moq., Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(2): 363. (1849)
  • Telanthera philoxeroides var. denticulata Seub., Fl. Bras. (Martius) 5(1): 170. (1875)
  • Telanthera philoxeroides var. linearifolia Chodat, Bull. Herb. Boissier 7(App. 1): 64. (1899)
  • Telanthera philoxeroides var. obtusifolia Moq., Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(2): 363. (1849)
  • Telanthera philoxeroides var. phyllantha Seub., Fl. Bras. (Martius) 5(1): 169. (1875)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Southern America Caribbean Trinidad-Tobago Northern South America French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela Western South America Bolivia, Colombia, Peru Brazil Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central Southern South America Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Paraguay, Uruguay Introduced elsewhere, often invasive. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Grisebach, A. 1879. Symbolae ad Floram Argentinam. Zweite Bearbeitung argentinischer Pflanzen. 345 pp., index. Dieterich’sche Verlags-Buchhandlung, Göttingen. BHL [Also published in Abhandlungen der Königlichen Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften zu Göttingen 24(Phys. Cl.): 3–346. 1879.] Reference page. : 36
• Martius, C.F.P. von 1825. Beitrag zur Kenntnis der natürlichen Familie Amarantaceen. 144 pp. Halle. (Preprint from Nova Acta Physico-Medica Academiae Caesareae Leopoldino-Carolinae Naturae Curiosorum 13: 209–322. BHL) Reference page. : 107 (315)
• 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, 363
• Parodi, D. 1878. Contribucion a la Flora del Paraguay. Anales de la Sociedad Científica Argentina 5: 87–96 BHL, 152–162 BHL, 206–214 BHL, 261–277 BHL, 315–320 BHL. Reference page. : 316

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Alternanthera philoxeroides in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Oct. 17. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2019. Alternanthera philoxeroides. 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. 17. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Alternanthera philoxeroides. Published online. Accessed: Oct. 17 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Alternanthera philoxeroides. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 17 Oct. 2019.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Alternanthera philoxeroides in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Alligatorkraut
English: alligator weed
suomi: Vesikaijalehti
中文: 空心莲子草, 革命草, 水花生, 喜旱莲子草

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