Alternanthera filifolia

Alternanthera filifolia

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 filifolia

Subspecies: A. f. subsp. filifolia – A. f. subsp. glauca – A. f. subsp. glaucescens – A. f. subsp. microcephala – A. f. subsp. nudicaulis – A. f. subsp. pintensis – A. f. subsp. rabidensis – A. f. subsp. sylvatica

Name

Alternanthera filifolia (Hook.f.) J.T.Howell, Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. ser. 4, 21: 102. (1933)

Synonyms

Basionym
- Bucholzia filifolia Hook.f., Trans. Linn. Soc. London 20(2): 192. (1847), as "Bucholtzia" (genus name illeg.)
  - Type: Ecuador. Galapagos Islands. Scouler #s.n. Holotype: K K000583007; Isotype?: K000583006.

Homotypic
- Achyranthes hookeri Standl., J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 5: 74. (1915), nom. nov. (blocked by Achyranthes filifolia Willd. ex Roem. & Schult., 1819).
- Telanthera filifolia (Hook.f.) Moq., Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(2): 368. (1849)

Heterotypic (ref. Govaerts 2019)
- Alternanthera filifolia subsp. margaritacea J.T.Howell, Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. ser. 4, 21: 104. (1933)
- Alternanthera filifolia subsp. subsquarrosa J.T.Howell, Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. ser. 4, 21: 103. (1933)

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

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. : 102, 103, 104

Hooker, J.D. 1847. An Enumeration of the Plants of the Galapagos Archipelago; with Descriptions of those which are new. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 20: 163–233. DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.1846.tb00416.x . BHL Reference page. : 192

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

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. : 368

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Alternanthera filifolia in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Oct. 10.

Hassler, M. 2019. Alternanthera filifolia. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World (2019). In: Roskov 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 on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Oct. 10.

International Plant Names Index. 2019. Alternanthera filifolia. Published online. Accessed Oct. 10 2019.

Tropicos.org 2019. Alternanthera filifolia . Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Oct. 10.

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