Alternanthera pulchella

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 pulchella

Name

Alternanthera pulchella Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. [H.B.K.] 2: 205. (1818)

• Type locality: Venezuela: "Crescit prope confluentem Apures et Orinoci in arenosis".
• Type: [F.W.H.A. von Humboldt &] Bonpland, A. #822. Lectotype: P P00136009; Isotypes: #s.n. F F0040543F, H H1331837, #822 P00136010.

Synonyms

• Heterotypic (ref. Govaerts 2019, Hassler 2019)
  • Alternanthera pulchella var. versicolor (Lem.) M.R.Almeida, Fl. Maharashtra 4A: 202. (2003)
  • Illecebrum diffusum Willd. ex Schult., Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis [Roemer & Schultes] 5: 516. (1819)
    • Type locality: "ad Orinoccam".
• (+ ref. Govaerts 2019, considered as synoynm of Alternanthera bettzickiana by Hassler 2019)
  • Alternanthera tenella var. versicolor (Lem.) Veldkamp, Taxon 30: 208. (1981)
  • Alternanthera versicolor (Lem.) Regel, Gartenflora 18: 101. (1869)
  • Alternanthera ficoidea var. versicolor (Lem.) L.B.Sm. & Downs, Fl. Ilustr. Catarin. [Amara]: 62. (1972).
  • Telanthera ficoidea var. versicolor Lem., Ill. Hort. 12: t. 440. (1865)
  • Telanthera versicolor (Lem.) Regel, Index Seminum (LE, Petropolitanus) 1868: 83. (1869)

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Humboldt, A., Bonpland, A. & Kunth, C.S. 1817–1818 ["1817"]. Nova genera et species plantarum, quas in peregrinatione ad plagam aequinoctialem orbis novi collegerunt, descripserunt, partim adumbraverunt Amat. Bonpland et Alex. de Humboldt. Tomus 2 (quarto ed.). 406 pp., tt. 97–192. Sumtibus Librariae Graeco-Latino-Germanicae, Lutetiae Parisiorum [Paris]. BHL Reference page. : 205
• Roemer, J.J. & Schultes, J.A. 1819. Caroli a Linné equitis Systema Vegetabilium secundum classes ordines genera species. Cum characteribus, differentiis et synonymiis. Editio nova, speciebus inde ab editione XV. detectis aucta et locupletata. Vol. 5. VIII+LII+632 pp., corr. Sumtibus J. G. Cottae, Stuttgardtiae [Stuttgart]. BHL Reference page. : 516

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Alternanthera pulchella 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 pulchella. 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 pulchella. Published online. Accessed: Oct. 17 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Alternanthera pulchella. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 17 Oct. 2019.