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Alternanthera caracasana Kunth

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Kunth. (1818). In: Humb. & al., Nov. Gen. Sp. 2, Ed. Folio: Ed. 4: 204.

Classification

kingdom
Plantae
phylum
Tracheophyta
class
Magnoliopsida
order
Caryophyllales
family
Amaranthaceae
genus
Alternanthera
species
Alternanthera caracasana

Name

Synonyms
Achyranthes peploides (Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.) Britton
Alternanthera achyrantha var. dasyantha Seub.
Alternanthera achyrantha var. parvifolia Moq.
Alternanthera macrorhiza Hauman
Alternanthera parvifolia (Moq.) Fawc. & Rendle
Alternanthera peploides (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Urb.
Alternanthera villiflora Scheele
Celosia humifusa Willd.
Celosia humifusa Willd. ex Schult.
Illecebrum peploides Humb. & Bonpl.
Illecebrum peploides Humb. & Bonpl. ex Roem. & Schult.
Illecebrum peploides Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.
Telanthera caracasana (Kunth) Moq.
Homonyms
Alternanthera caracasana Kunth
Common names
Adornajardin in language.
Adornajardin in language.
Alternanthère in French
Alternanthère de Caracas in French
Lidillo in Spanish
Paperthorn in English
Sangradera de Caracas (ES); Washerwoman (EN); Papageienblatt (DE); Washerwoman (Bahamas) in language.
Sangradera de Caracas (ES); Washerwoman (EN); Papageienblatt (DE); Washerwoman (Bahamas) in language.
Verdolaga cimarrona in Spanish
Washerwoman in English
Washerwoman in English
Washerwoman in English
erva-prata in Spanish
khakiweed in English
mat chaff-flower in English
mat chaff-flower in English
mattokaijalehti in Finnish
washerwoman in English
washerwoman in English
Ալտերնանթեր անփայլ ծաղիկ in Armenian
Paperthorn in English

Bibliographic References

  1. Bernal, R., S.R. Gradstein & Celis, M. (eds.). (2015). Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, D.C. Disponible en http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co
  2. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) PLANTS Database (2021gl), https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=ALCA5
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