Alternanthera lanceolata

Alternanthera lanceolata

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 lanceolata

Name

Alternanthera lanceolata (Benth.) Schinz, Nat. Pflanzenfam., ed. 2 [Engler & Prantl] 16c: 75. (1934)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Brandesia lanceolata Benth., Pl. Hartw. [Bentham] : 247. (1846)
    • Type: Colombia: Quito. In Prov. Popayan. Hartweg, K.T. #1365. Holotype: K K000583022; Isotypes: BM BM000993109, E E00296886, K000583021, P P00622555, P00622556, P00622557.
• Homotypic
  • Telanthera lanceolata (Benth.) Moq., in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 13(2): 371 (1849)
• Heterotypic (ref. Govaerts 2019, Hassler 2019)
  • Achyranthes lehmannii (Hieron.) Standl., J. Washington Acad. Sci. 5: 74 (1915)
  • Achyranthes mexicana (Schltdl. & Cham.) Standl., J. Washington Acad. Sci. 5: 74 (1915)
  • Alternanthera aristata (Danguy & Cherm.) Suess., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 39: 2 (1935)
  • Alternanthera lehmannii Hieron., Beibl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 49: 8 (1895)
  • Alternanthera meridensis O.Stützer, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 88: 44 (1935)
  • Alternanthera mexicana Moq., in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 13(2): 352 (1849)
  • Alternanthera mexicana var. divergens Suess., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 35: 301 (1934)
  • Alternanthera mexicana var. gracilis Suess., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 35: 301 (1934)
  • Alternanthera mexicana f. lanuginosa Suess., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 35: 301 (1934)
  • Alternanthera mexicana var. lehmannii (Hieron.) Suess., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 44: 36 (1938)
  • Alternanthera microcephala (Moq.) Schinz, Nat. Pflanzenfam., ed. 2 [Engler & Prantl] 16c: 75. (1934)
  • Brandesia mexicana Schltdl., Linnaea 7: 392 (1832)
  • Iresine mexicana (Moq.) Suess., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 35: 322 (1934)
  • Mogiphanes soratensis Rusby, Bull. New York Bot. Gard. 6: 503 (1910)
  • Telanthera aristata Danguy & Cherm., Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. 28: 437 (1922)
  • Telanthera cinerascens Moq., in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 13(2): 372 (1849)
  • Telanthera mexicana (Schltdl.) Moq., in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 13(2): 372 (1849)
  • Telanthera microcephala Moq., in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 13(2): 371 (1849)
  • Telanthera microcephala var. hispida Moq., in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 13(2): 372 (1849)
• (+ ref. Hassler 2019, accepted as Alternanthera panamensis by Govaerts 2019)
  • Achyranthes panamensis Standl., Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 18: 89 (1916)
  • Alternanthera panamensis (Standl.) Standl., Publ. Field Columb. Mus., Bot. Ser. 8: 9 (1930)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Northern America Mexico Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest Southern America Central America Costa Rica, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Panamá Northern South America Venezuela Western South America Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Galápagos, Peru Brazil Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central Southern South America Argentina Northwest References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Schinz, H. 1934. Amarantaceae, in: Engler, A. & Prantl, K.A.E. (eds.): Die natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien, ed.2. 16c, Engelmann, Leipzig: 7–85, 585–586. Reference page. 
• Bentham, G. 1839–1857. Plantas Hartwegianas imprimis mexicanas adjectis nonnullis Grahamianis enumerat novasque describit Georgius Bentham. 393 pp. Londini [London]. BHL Reference page. 
• 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. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Alternanthera lanceolata 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 lanceolata. 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 lanceolata. Published online. Accessed: Oct. 14 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Alternanthera lanceolata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 Oct. 2019.

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