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Taxon:
Alternanthera pungens
Kunth
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Alternanthera
Family:
Amaranthaceae
Nomen number:
316546
Place of publication:
F. W. H. A. von Humboldt et al., Nov. gen. sp. 2:165[folio]; 2:206[quarto]. 1818
Verified:
03/12/2004
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)
Achyranthes repens
L.
Alternanthera achyrantha
R. Br. ex Sweet
Alternanthera repens
(L.) Link
Illecebrum achyrantha
L.
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Reference(s)
Aubréville, A. et al., eds.
1960-. Flore du Cambodge du Laos et du Viet-Nam.
Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi.
1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
Burkart, A. E., ed.
1969-. Flora ilustrada de Entre Rios.
Correa, M. N.
1969-. Flora patagonica.
Note:
mentions
Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds.
1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
FNA Editorial Committee.
1993-. Flora of North America.
URL:
http://floranorthamerica.org/
Greuter, W. et al., eds.
1984-. Med-Checklist.
Note:
introduced
Groth, D.
2005. pers. comm.
Note:
re. Brazilian common names
Harling, G. & B. Sparre, eds.
1973-. Flora of Ecuador.
Holm, L. et al.
1979. A geographical atlas of world weeds
Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS).
Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.anbg.gov.au/common.names/
Lazarides, M. & B. Hince.
1993. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker.
2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Parsons, W. T. & E. G. Cuthbertson.
1992. Noxious weeds of Australia Inkata Press, Melbourne, Australia.
Pedersen, T. M.
1996. pers. comm.
Note:
re. common names
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
Reitz, R., ed.
1965-. Flora ilustrada catarinense.
Smitinand, T. & K. Larsen, eds.
1970-. Flora of Thailand.
Turrill, W. B. et al., eds.
1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
Tutin, T. G. et al., eds.
1993. Flora europaea, ed. 2.
Wagner, W. L. et al.
1990. Manual of the flowering plants of Hawai'i
Weber, E.
2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Whitson, T. D. et al., eds.
1999. Weeds of the West, ed. 5
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds.
1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
URL:
http://www.efloras.org/browse.aspx?flora_id=2
Common names
English
creeping chaffweed –
Reference(s)
khakibur –
Reference(s)
khakiweed –
Reference(s)
Portuguese (Brazil)
periquito-de-espinho –
Reference(s)
Spanish
hierba del pollo –
Reference(s)
Transcribed Chinese
ci hua lian zi cao –
Reference(s)
Distribution
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Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
Venezuela
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Ecuador
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Peru
4
Naturalized
widely natzd. elsewhere
Native
Southern America
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Venezuela
BRAZIL:
Brazil
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Ecuador
,
Peru
Naturalized
(widely natzd. elsewhere)
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Medicines
folklore
fide T. M. Pedersen, pers. comm. 1996; Herbs Commerce ed2
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker.
2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Weed
potential seed contaminant
Parsons, W. T. & E. G. Cuthbertson.
1992. Noxious weeds of Australia Inkata Press, Melbourne, Australia.
Weed
potential seed contaminant
Weber, E.
2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Name
References