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Taxon:
Alternanthera caracasana
Kunth
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Alternanthera
Family:
Amaranthaceae
Nomen number:
407542
Place of publication:
F. W. H. A. von Humboldt et al., Nov. gen. sp. 2:165[folio]; 2:205[quarto]. 1818
Verified:
02/07/1997
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Alternanthera peploides
(Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Urb.
Illecebrum peploides
Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.
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Reference(s)
Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. et al.
1996. Flora of St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 78:1-581.
Arnold, T. H. & B. C. De Wet, eds.
1993. Plants of southern Africa: names and distribution. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa no. 62
Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi.
1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
Burger, W. C., ed.
1971-. Flora costaricensis.
Correll, D. S. & H. B. Correll.
1982. Flora of the Bahama archipelago.
Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston.
1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas
Exell, A. W. et al., eds.
1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
URL:
http://www.kew.org/efloras/namesearch.do
FNA Editorial Committee.
1993-. Flora of North America.
URL:
http://floranorthamerica.org/
Greuter, W. et al., eds.
1984-. Med-Checklist.
Hansen, A. & P. Sunding.
1993. Flora of Macaronesia: checklist of vascular plants, ed. 4. Sommerfeltia vol. 17.
Harling, G. & B. Sparre, eds.
1973-. Flora of Ecuador.
Hickman, J. C., ed.
1993. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California
Howard, R.
1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
Liogier, H. A.
1981-. Flora of Hispaniola: Part 1; La Flora de la Española. Part II-.
Liogier, H. A.
1984-. Descriptive flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands.
Missouri Botanical Garden.
W³Tropicos (on-line resource).
URL:
http://mobot.mobot.org/W3T/Search/vast.html
Porcher, M. H. et al.
Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Frontpage.html
Stevens, W. D. et al., eds.
2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3).
Troupin, G.
1978-. Flore du Rwanda.
Turrill, W. B. et al., eds.
1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
Tutin, T. G. et al., eds.
1993. Flora europaea, ed. 2.
Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds.
1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.
Common names
English
mat chaff-flower –
Reference(s)
Distribution
Exportable format
order_code
Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Northern America
Mexico
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Anguilla
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Antigua and Barbuda
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Bahamas
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Barbados
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Cuba
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Dominican Republic
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Guadeloupe
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Haiti
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Jamaica
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Martinique
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Netherlands Antilles
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
St. Vincent and Grenadines
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
United States
Puerto Rico
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
United States
Virgin Islands, U.S.
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Belize
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Costa Rica
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Guatemala
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
Venezuela
1
Native
Southern America
Southern South America
Argentina
Jujuy
1
Native
Southern America
Southern South America
Argentina
Salta
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Bolivia
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Colombia
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Ecuador
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Peru
4
Naturalized
Africa
Africa
4
Naturalized
Africa
Macaronesia
Cabo Verde
4
Naturalized
Africa
Macaronesia
Portugal
Azores
4
Naturalized
Africa
Macaronesia
Portugal
Madeira Islands
4
Naturalized
Africa
Macaronesia
Spain
Canary Islands
4
Naturalized
Europe
Southwestern Europe
Spain
4
Naturalized
Northern America
United States
s.
6
Other
exact native range obscure
Native
Northern America
REGION:
Mexico
Southern America
CARIBBEAN:
Anguilla
,
Netherlands Antilles
,
Antigua and Barbuda
,
Bahamas
,
Barbados
,
Cuba
,
Dominican Republic
,
Guadeloupe
,
Haiti
,
Jamaica
,
Martinique
,
United States
[Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, U.S.],
St. Vincent and Grenadines
CENTRAL AMERICA:
Belize
,
Costa Rica
,
Guatemala
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Venezuela
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Bolivia
,
Colombia
,
Ecuador
,
Peru
SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Argentina
[Jujuy, Salta]
Naturalized
Africa
MACARONESIA:
Cabo Verde
,
Spain
[Canary Islands],
Portugal
[Azores, Madeira Islands]
REGION:
Africa
Europe
SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE:
Spain
Northern America
REGION:
United States
(s.)
Other
(exact native range obscure)
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Weed
Turrill, W. B. et al., eds.
1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
Weed
Harling, G. & B. Sparre, eds.
1973-. Flora of Ecuador.
Name
References