Alternanthera tetramera

Alternanthera tetramera (fig. 2)

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 tetramera

Name

Alternanthera tetramera R.E.Fr., Ark. Bot. 16(13): 8, pl. 1. (1921)

• Type locality: Brazil: "Minas Geraës, entre João et Sitio, dans les grands bourbiers."
• Type: Glaziou, A.F.M. #10021. Holotype: C C10005357.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Gomphrena aquatica Glaz., Bull. Soc. Bot. France 58(Mém. 3f): 567. (1911), nom. inval. (only description: "herbacé, fl. blanches")

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Fries, R.E. 1921. Revision der von Glaziou in Brasilien gesammelten Amarantaceen. Arkiv för Botanik 16(13): 1–21. BHL Reference page. : 8, pl. 1: 2
• Glaziou, A.-F.-M. 1905–1913. Plantae Brasiliae centralis a Glaziou lectae. Liste des plantes du Brésil Central recueillies en 1861–1895. Bulletin de la Société Botanique de la France 52, Mémoires 1(3): 1–661. BHL Reference page. : 567

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Alternanthera tetramera in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Oct. 23. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2019. Alternanthera tetramera. 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. 23. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Alternanthera tetramera. Published online. Accessed: Oct. 23 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Alternanthera tetramera. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 23 Oct. 2019.

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