Alternanthera peruviana

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 peruviana

Name

Alternanthera peruviana (Moq.) Suess., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 35: 302. (1934)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Telanthera peruviana Moq., Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(2): 366. (1849)
    • Type locality: Peru, Prov. Lorenqua, prope Lima.
    • Type: 1832, Hugh Cuming #971. Holotype: P P00622568; Isotype: BM BM000993112.
• Heterotypic (ref. Govaerts 2019, Hassler 2019)
  • Alternanthera ochracea Suess., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 35: 302. (1934), nom. inval. in syn.
  • Telanthera peruviana var. decumbens Ball, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 22: 155. (1886)
  • Alternanthera peruviana f. globifera Suess., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 35: 303. (1934)

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Suessenguth, K., 1934. Neue und kritische Amarantaceen aus Süd- und Mittel-Amerika. Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis 35(18–25): 298–337. Biblioteca Digital Reference page. : 302
• 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. : 366

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Alternanthera peruviana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Oct. 17. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2019. Alternanthera peruviana. 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. 17. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Alternanthera peruviana. Published online. Accessed: Oct. 17 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Alternanthera peruviana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 17 Oct. 2019.