Characteristics
Dicots
Alternanthera brasiliana (L.)Kuntze
BRAZILIAN JOYWEED
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Classification
Citation
ALTERNANTHERA BRASILIANA (Linnaeus) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 537. 1891.
Gomphrena brasiliana Linnaeus 1756.
BRAZIL: Without data (lectotype: Breyne, Exot. Pl. Cent. t. 52. 1674-1678). Lectotypified by Mears, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 129: 12-13. 1977.
Species Distribution Map
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Synonyms
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Achyranthes brasiliana
Achyranthes brasiliana (Linnaeus) Standley, J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 5: 74. 1915.
BASIONYM: Gomphrena brasiliana Linnaeus 1756.
Achyranthes jacquinii
Achyranthes jacquinii (Schrader) Standley, J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 5: 74. 1915.
BASIONYM: Mogiphanes jacquinii Schrader 1834.
Alternanthera brasiliana var. glabriuscula
Alternanthera brasiliana (Linnaeus) Kuntze, var. glabriuscula Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 538. 1891.
Alternanthera brasiliana var. straminea
Alternanthera brasiliana (Linnaeus) Kuntze, var. straminea (Martius) Suessenguth, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 35: 305. 1934.
BASIONYM: Mogiphanes straminea Martius 1826.
Alternanthera dentata
Alternanthera dentata (Moquin-Tandon) Stuchlik ex R. E. Fries, Ark. Bot. 16(13): 11. 1921.
BASIONYM: Telanthera dentata Moquin-Tandon 1849.
Alternanthera jacquinii
Alternanthera jacquinii (Schrader) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 538. 1891.
BASIONYM: Mogiphanes jacquinii Schrader 1834.
Alternanthera straminea
Alternanthera straminea (Martius) Millspaugh, Publ. Field Columb. Mus., Bot. Ser. 1: 16. 1895.
BASIONYM: Mogiphanes straminea Martius 1826.
Caraxeron brasilianus
Caraxeron brasilianus (Linnaeus) Rafinesque, Fl. Tellur. 3: 38. 1837 ("1836").
BASIONYM: Gomphrena brasiliana Linnaeus 1756.
Gomphrena brasiliana
Gomphrena brasiliana Linnaeus, Cent. Pl. 2: 13. 1756.
TYPE: BRAZIL: Without data (lectotype: Breyne, Exot. Pl. Cent. t. 52. 1674-1678). Lectotypified by Mears, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 129: 12-13. 1977.
Gomphrena dentata
Gomphrena dentata Moench, Suppl. Meth. 273. 1802, nom. illegit.
BASIONYM: Gomphrena brasiliana Linnaeus 1756.
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