Alternanthera laguroides

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 laguroides

Name

Alternanthera laguroides (Standl.) Standl., Fieldiana, Botany 24(4): 149. (1946)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Achyranthes laguroides Standl., Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 18: 90. (1916)
    • Type: Costa Rica: Near San Francisco de Guadalupe. 1893-05, Tonduz, A. #8006. Holotype: US-471849 US00102717.
• Homotypic
  • Alternanthera laguroides (Standl.) Standl., Lista Pl. Salvador [Standley & S. Calderon] 74. (1925), nom. inval. (basionym not cited)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Northern America Mexico Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast Southern America Central America Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Standley, P.C. & Steyermark, J.A. 1946. Flora of Guatemala – Part IV. Fieldiana: Botany 24(4): 1–493. BHL Reference page. : 149
• Standley, P.C. & Calderón, S. 1925. Lista preliminar de las plantas de El Salvador. 274 p. San Salvador. PDF Reference page. : 74
• Standley, P.C. 1916. Studies of tropical American phanerogams—No. 2. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 18: 87–142. BHL JSTOR Reference page. : 90

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Alternanthera laguroides in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Oct. 14. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2019. Alternanthera laguroides. 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. 14. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Alternanthera laguroides. Published online. Accessed: Oct. 14 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Alternanthera laguroides. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 Oct. 2019.