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June 2022

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Alternanthera Forssk.

This genus name was first published in Fl. Aegypt.-Arab. : 28 (1775)   Link to external nomenclature reference

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000001413.

Species in Alternanthera ( ${pageIsLoading?'loading':'showing'} species ${currentlyShowingRangeFirst} to ${currentlyShowingRangeLast} of ${ totalPartsCount })

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link

Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Alternanthera:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Alternanthera chacoensis Morong ex Morong & Britton Ann. New York Acad. Sci. 7: 208 (1893) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000528510
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Alternanthera lanuginosa (Nutt.) Moq. Prodr. 13(2): 359 (1849) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000528636
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Alternanthera paronychioides f. pilosa Pedersen – — wfo-0001302676
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Alternanthera pilosa Moq. Prodr. 13(2): 357 (1849) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000528753
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Alternanthera suffruticosa Torr. Rep. U.S. Mex. Bound. 1: 181 (1857) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000528853