Alternanthera costaricensis

Taxonavigation

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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 costaricensis

Name

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Alternanthera costaricensis Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 538. (1891)

  • Type: Costa Rica: Ost-Costa Rica, 300 m. Kuntze #s.n.

Synonyms

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  • Homotypic
    • Achyranthes costaricensis (Kuntze) Standl., J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 5: 74. (1915)
  • Heterotypic
    • Achyranthes megaphylla Standl., N. Amer. Fl. 21(2): 141. (1917)
      • Type: Costa Rica: collected in forest, Río Hondo, plains of Santa Clara, alt. 100 m. 1903-05-06, O.F. Cook & C.B. Doyle #573. Holotype: US-474437 US00102718.
    • Alternanthera megaphylla (Standl.) Standl., Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 8: 9. (1930)

Distribution

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Native distribution areas:
  • Southern America
    • Central America
      • Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

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