Alternanthera canescens

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 canescens

Name

Alternanthera canescens Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. [H.B.K.] 2: 204. (1818)

• Lectotype: Venezuela. Crescit locis salsis, arenosis, maritimis prope Cumana et Bordones. Bonpland A.J.A. #96. Lectotypes: P P00136023, P00136024; Isolectotype: P00136025.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Telanthera canescens (Kunth) Moq., Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(2): 368. (1849)
  • Illecebrum canescens (Kunth) Spreng., Syst. Veg., ed. 16 [Sprengel] 1: 820. (1824)
• Heterotypic
  • Alternanthera forsstroemii R.E.Fr., Ark. Bot. 16, no. 12: 12, fig. 3. (1920)
    • Type: Guadeloupe. Forsström.

Homonyms

• Alternanthera canescens (Willd.) Moq., Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(2): 350. (1849), nom. illeg.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Southern America Caribbean Venezuelan Antilles 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. : 204
• 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. : 350, 368
• Sprengel, C. 1824 ('1825'). Caroli Linnaei, ... Systema vegetabilium. Ed. 16. Vol. I: Classis 1–5. 992 pp. Sumtibus Librariae Dieterichianae, Gottingae [Göttingen]. BHL Reference page. : 820
• Fries, R.E. 1920. Zur Kenntnis der süd- und zentralamerikanischen Amarantaceenflora. Arkiv för Botanik 16(12): 1–43, (4 tabs, 11 figs). BHL Reference page. : 12, fig. 3.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Alternanthera canescens in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Oct. 08. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2019. Alternanthera canescens. 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. 08. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Alternanthera canescens. Published online. Accessed: Oct. 08 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Alternanthera canescens. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 08 Oct. 2019.