Alternanthera vestita

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 vestita

Name

Alternanthera vestita (Andersson) J.T.Howell, Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. ser. 4, 21: 108 (1933).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Telanthera vestita Andersson, Kongl. Vetensk.-Akad. Handl. 1853: 169. (1855)
    • Type locality: Ecuador: Galápagos, Indefatigable Island [first reported as "Charles Is."]
    • Holotype: 1852-05, Andersson, N.J. #s.n. S S-R-6070.
    • Isosyntypes: #1858, BR BR0000006950798. #14, C C10005358, #74, M M0241686. #72, P P00622540.
• Homotypic
  • Achyranthes vestita (Andersson) Standl., J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 5: 75 (1915).

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Andersson, N.J. 1855 ("1854"). Om Galapagos-öarnes Vegetation. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps Academiens Handlingar 1853: 61–256. BHL Reference page. : 169
• Howell, J.T. 1933. The Amaranthaceae of the Galapagos Islands. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, Series 4, 21: 87–116. BHL Reference page. : 108
• Standley, P.C. 1915. The application of the generic name Achyranthes. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 5: 72–76. BHL Reference page. : 75

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Alternanthera vestita 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 vestita. 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 vestita. Published online. Accessed: Oct. 23 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Alternanthera vestita. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 23 Oct. 2019.