Alternanthera ramosissima

Alternanthera ramosissima

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 ramosissima

Name

Alternanthera ramosissima (Mart.) Chodat & Hassl., Bull. Herb. Boissier ser. 2, 3: 355. (1903)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Mogiphanes ramosissima Mart., Nov. Gen. Sp. Pl. (Martius) 2(1): 31. (1826)
    • Type locality: Brazil: "Crescit in sylvis umbrosis ad Chapada, vicum Minarum Novarum, in Provincia Minas Geraes."
    • Type: Martius C.F. von #s.n. Original material: M M0241600, M0241601; Isotypes: #200, G G00236943, K K001207353, K000582988, M0241590, M0241591, MO MO-247459, NY NY00324546, P P00622528 P00622527, PH00018127, W W0048170, W18890269170.
• Homotypic
  • Achyranthes ramosissima (Mart.) Standl., J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 5: 74. (1915)
  • Telanthera ramosissima (Mart.) Moq., Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(2): 381. (1849)
• Heterotypic (+ ref. Govaerts 2019, Hassler 2019)
  • Alternanthera brasiliana var. moquinii (Webb ex Moq.) Uline & W.L.Bray, Bot. Gaz. 20: 453. (1895)
  • Alternanthera brasiliana var. strigosa (Hassk.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 538. (1891)
  • Alternanthera brasiliana var. villosa (Moq.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 538. (1891)
  • Alternanthera moquinii (Webb ex Moq.) Dusén, Arq. Mus. Nac. Rio de Janeiro 13: 63. (1903)
  • Alternanthera moquinii var. villosa Dusén, Arq. Mus. Nac. Rio de Janeiro 13: 63. (1903)
  • Alternanthera ramosissima var. missionum Pedersen, Adansonia ser. 3, 19: 223. (1997)
  • Alternanthera ramosissima var. reptans Pedersen, Adansonia ser. 3, 19: 224, fig. (1997)
  • Alternanthera strigosa Hassk., Tijdschr. Natuurl. Gesch. Physiol. 5: 259. (1839)
  • Alternanthera virgata (Schrad.) Suess., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 35: 305. (1934)
  • Celosia altissima Salzm. ex Moq., Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(2): 381. (1849), nom. inval. in syn.
  • Celosia diffusa Hoffmanns. ex Seub., Fl. Bras. (Martius) 5(1): 179. (1875)
  • Mogiphanes diffusa Mart., Nov. Gen. Sp. Pl. (Martius) 2(1): 36. (1826)
  • Mogiphanes villosa Mart., Nov. Gen. Sp. Pl. (Martius) 2(1): 33, t. 132. (1826)
  • Mogiphanes virgata Schrad., Index Seminum (GOET, Gottingensis) 1834: 4. (1834)
  • Telanthera brasiliana var. villosa Moq., Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(2): 382. (1849)
  • Telanthera brasiliensis f. grisea Chodat, Bull. Herb. Boissier ser. 2, 1: 433. (1901)
  • Telanthera diffusa (Mart.) Moq., Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(2): 382. (1849)
  • Telanthera moquinii Webb ex Moq., Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(2): 379. (1849)
  • Telanthera ramosissima var. diffusa (Mart.) Seub., Fl. Bras. (Martius) 5(1): 179. (1875)
  • Telanthera strigosa (Hassk.) Moq., Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(2): 370. (1849)
  • Telanthera virgata (Schrad.) Moq., Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(2): 382. (1849)
• (+ ref. Hassler 2019, accepted as Alternanthera jacquinii by Govaerts 2019)
  • Achyranthes jacquinii (Schrad.) Standl., J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 5: 74. (1915)
  • Alternanthera brasiliana f. jacquinii Schrad. ex Kuntze,Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 537. (1891)
  • Alternanthera jacquinii (Schrad.) Alain, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 92: 292. (1965)
  • Mogiphanes jacquinii Schrad., Index Seminum (GOET, Gottingensis) 1834: 4. (1834)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Northern America Mexico Mexico Southeast Southern America Central America Belize, Guatemala, Nicaragua Western South America Bolivia, Peru Brazil Brazil North, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central Southern South America Argentina Northeast, Paraguay Introduced elsewhere References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Chodat, R. & Hassler, E. 1903. Plantae Hasslerianae, soit énumération des plantes récoltées au Paraguay par le D^r Émile Hassler, d’Aarau (Suisse), de 1885 à 1902. Bulletin de l’Herbier Boissier, série 2, 3: 50–66 BHL, 239–255 BHL; 342–355 BHL, 387–421 BHL, 538–552 BHL, 612–641 BHL, 701–732 BHL, 780–811 BHL, 906–941 BHL, 1007–1039 BHL, 1097–1127 BHL. Reference page. : 355
• Martius, C.F.P. de 1826. Nova genera et species plantarum quas in itinere per Brasiliam annis MDCCCXVII–MDCCCXX jussu et auspiciis Maximiliani Josephi I. Bavariae regis augustissimi suscepto collegit et descripsit Dr. C. F. P. de Martius ..., vol. 2. Pp. 1–148, tt. 101–200. Typis C. Wolf, Monachii [Munich]. BHL Reference page. : 31
• 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. : 381
• 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

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Alternanthera ramosissima in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Oct. 21. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2019. Alternanthera ramosissima. 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. 21. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Alternanthera ramosissima. Published online. Accessed: Oct. 21 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Alternanthera ramosissima. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 Oct. 2019.

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