Alternanthera filifolia

Alternanthera filifolia

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 filifolia

Subspecies: A. f. subsp. filifolia – A. f. subsp. glauca – A. f. subsp. glaucescens  – A. f. subsp. microcephala  – A. f. subsp. nudicaulis  – A. f. subsp. pintensis  – A. f. subsp. rabidensis  – A. f. subsp. sylvatica

Name

Alternanthera filifolia (Hook.f.) J.T.Howell, Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. ser. 4, 21: 102. (1933)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Bucholzia filifolia Hook.f., Trans. Linn. Soc. London 20(2): 192. (1847), as "Bucholtzia" (genus name illeg.)
    • Type: Ecuador. Galapagos Islands. Scouler #s.n. Holotype: K K000583007; Isotype?: K000583006.
• Homotypic
  • Achyranthes hookeri Standl., J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 5: 74. (1915), nom. nov. (blocked by Achyranthes filifolia Willd. ex Roem. & Schult., 1819).
  • Telanthera filifolia (Hook.f.) Moq., Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(2): 368. (1849)
• Heterotypic (ref. Govaerts 2019)
  • Alternanthera filifolia subsp. margaritacea J.T.Howell, Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. ser. 4, 21: 104. (1933)
  • Alternanthera filifolia subsp. subsquarrosa J.T.Howell, Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. ser. 4, 21: 103. (1933)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Southern America Western South America Galápagos References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Howell, J.T. 1933. The Amaranthaceae of the Galapagos Islands. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, Series 4, 21: 87–116. BHL Reference page. : 102, 103, 104
• Hooker, J.D. 1847. An Enumeration of the Plants of the Galapagos Archipelago; with Descriptions of those which are new. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 20: 163–233. DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.1846.tb00416.x . BHL Reference page. : 192
• Standley, P.C. 1915. The application of the generic name Achyranthes. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 5: 72–76. BHL Reference page. : 74
• 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. : 368

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Alternanthera filifolia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Oct. 10. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2019. Alternanthera filifolia. 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. 10. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Alternanthera filifolia. Published online. Accessed: Oct. 10 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Alternanthera filifolia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 10 Oct. 2019.

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