Alternanthera congesta

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 congesta

Name

Alternanthera congesta Suess. & O.Stützer ex O.Stützer, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 88: 44. (1935)

• Type: Colombia: Cordillera Oriental, east of Neiva, 900-1200 m. 1917-08-01 – 1917-08-08, H.H. Rusby & F.W. Pennell #1092. Holotype: ?; Isotype: GH GH00036953.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Southern America Northern South America Venezuela (Falcon, Portuguesa) Western South America Colombia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Stützer, O. 1935. Die Gattung Pfaffia. Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis. Beihefte 88. pp. 1–46. Reference page. 

Links

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