MULTILINGUAL
MULTISCRIPT PLANT NAME DATABASE
Sorting
Alternanthera names
Species
on this page ( A = names approved by most authorities, s = approved as synonyms) :
- Alternanthera achyrantha
(L.) R. Br. -> Alternanthera pungens Kunth
- Alternanthera achyranthes
Forssk. -> Alternanthera
philoxeroides Forssk.
- Alternanthera amoena
(Lem.) Voss -> Alternanthera
bettzickiana (Regel) G. Nicholson
- Alternanthera amoena
Voss ex K. Heyne -> Alternanthera philoxeroides Forssk.
- Alternanthera angustifolia
R. Br.
- Alternanthera bettzickiana
(Regel) G. Nicholson
- Achyranthes bettzickiana
(Regel) Standl. -> Alternanthera bettzickiana
(Regel) G. Nicholson
- Alternanthera bettzickiana
Voss -> Alternanthera
bettzickiana (Regel) G. Nicholson
- Alternanthera brasiliana
(L.) Kuntze
- Alternanthera caracasana
Kunth
- Alternanthera dentata
(Moench) Stuchlik ex R. E. Fr. -> Alternanthera brasiliana
(L.) Kuntze
- Alternanthera denticulata
R. Br.
- Alternanthera echinocephala
(Hook.f.) Christoph.
- Alternanthera ficoidea (L.)
P. Beauv. -> Alternanthera
tenella Colla
- Alternanthera ficoidea (L.)
P. Beauv. var. amoena (Lem.)
L. B. Sm. & Downs -> Alternanthera bettzickiana
(Regel) G. Nicholson
- Alternanthera ficoidea (L.)
Sm. -> Alternanthera
tenella Colla
- Alternanthera ficoidea
(L.) Sm. var. bettzickiana (Regel)
Backer -> Alternanthera
bettzickiana (Regel) G. Nicholson
- Alternanthera ficoidea (L.)
Sm. var. bettzickiana auct.
non (Regel) Backer -> Alternanthera paronichyoides A.St.-Hil.
- Alternanthera ficoidea
(L.) R. Br.
- Alternanthera littoralis
P. Beauv. -> Alternanthera maritima (Mart.) A.St.-Hil.
- Alternanthera maritima
(Mart.) A.St.-Hil.
- Alternanthera nodiflora
auct. non R.Br. -> Alternanthera denticulata R.
Br.
- Alternanthera nodiflora
R.Br. -> Alternanthera sessilis (L.) DC.
- Alternanthera
paronichyoides A.St.-Hil.
- Alternanthera paronychioides
A.St.-Hil.
- Alternanthera philoxeroides
(Mart.) Griseb.
- Alternanthera philoxeroides
(Mart.) Griseb. var. acutifolia
(Mart.) Hicken,
- Alternanthera philoxeroides
(Mart.) Griseb. var. lancifolia
Chodat,
- Alternanthera philoxeroides
(Mart.) Griseb. var. obtusifolia
(Mart.) Hicken,
- Alternanthera philoxeroides
(Mart.) Griseb. var. luxurians
Suesseng. -> Alternanthera philoxeroides
(Mart.) Griseb.
- Alternanthera philoxeroides
Forssk.. -> Alternanthera philoxeroides
(Mart.) Griseb.
- Alternanthera polygonoides (L.)
R.Br.
-> Alternanthera tenella Colla
- Alternanthera pungens
Kunth
- Alternanthera reineckii Briq.
- Alternanthera reineckii Griseb.
-> ?
- Alternanthera repens auct. non (L.) Kuntze -> Alternanthera pungens Kunth
- Alternanthera repens
Gmel., non (L.) Link -> Alternanthera sessilis (L.)
DC.
- Alternanthera repens (L.) Kuntze -> Alternanthera pungens Kunth
- Alternanthera repens (L.) Link
-> Alternanthera
pungens Kunth
- Alternanthera sessilis
(L.) R. Br. ex DC.
- Alternanthera tenella
Colla -> Alternanthera
philoxeroides Forssk.
- Alternanthera tenella Moq.
-> Alternanthera
sessilis (L.) R. Br. ex DC.
- Alternanthera triandra
Lam. -> Alternanthera
sessilis (L.) DC.
- Achyranthes triandra
Roxb. -> Alternanthera
sessilis (L.) DC.
- Alternanthera versicolor hort. ex Regel -> Alternanthera versicolor (Lem.) Regel
- Alternanthera versicolor (Lem.) Regel
- Alternanthera versicolor (Lem.) Voss -> Alternanthera
versicolor (Lem.) Regel
- Alternanthera
versicolor R.Br.
-> Alternanthera versicolor (Lem.) Regel (PROTA)
- Alternanthera versicolor
R.Br. -> Alternanthera philoxeroides Forssk. (Q-bank)
This genus is in serious need
of greater attention from taxonomists.1
Alternanthera
angustifolia R. Br.
ENGLISH : Narrow-leaved joyweed
Alternanthera bettzickiana (Regel)
G. Nicholson
SYNONYM(S) : Achyranthes
bettzickiana (Regel) Standl., Alternanthera
amoena (Lem.) Voss, Alternanthera
bettzickiana Voss, Alternanthera ficoidea (L.)
P. Beauv. var. amoena
(Lem.) L. B. Sm. & Downs, Telanthera
bettzickiana Regel
CHINESE : 锦绣苋
Jǐn xiù xiàn.
ENGLISH : Baptist plant, Calico plant, Parrot leaf.
FRENCH : Alternanthère de Bettzick.
GERMAN : Papageienblatt.
JAPANESE : モヨウビユ Moyoubiyu.
MALAY : Djukut selon.
THAI : ผักเป็ดแดง Phak pet daeng (Pàk bpèt daeng),
ผักเป็ดฝรั่ง Phak pet farang (Pàk bpèt
fà-ràng).
Alternanthera
brasiliana (L.) Kuntze
SYNONYM(S) : Alternanthera
dentata (Moench) Stuchlik ex R. E. Fr., Gomphrena brasiliana L.
ENGLISH : Brazil chaff-flower, Brazilian joyweed.
FRENCH : Alternanthère dentée, Alternanthère
du Brésil, Bouton blanc, Marguerite à fleurs
rouges.
PORTUGUESE : Aconito do mato, Caaponga, Cabeca branca,
Carrapichinho, Carrapichinho do mato infalivel, Perpetua do mato,
Quebra panela.
SWEDISH : Stort papegojblad .
Alternanthera
caracasana Kunth
ENGLISH : Mat chaff-flower, Washerwoman.
FRENCH : Alternanthère.
JAPANESE : アルテラナンテラ・カラカサナ Aruteranantera
karakasana, アルテルナンテラ・カラカサナ
Aruterunantera karakasana.
Alternanthera
dentata R.E.Fr.
PORTUGUESE : Periquito gigante.
RUSSIAN : Альтернантера зубчатая
Al'ternantera zubchataya.
Alternanthera
denticulata R. Br.
SYNONYM(S) : Alternanthera
nodiflora auct. non R.Br., Illecebrum denticulatum (R.Br.) Spreng.
JAPANESE : ホソバツルノゲイトウ Hosoba
tsuruno geitou.
A synonym of Alternanthera
sessilis (L.) R. Br.
ex DC. ?
Alternanthera
echinocephala (Hook.f.) Christoph.
SYNONYM(S) : Achyranthes
echinocephala (Hook.f.) Standl., Alternanthera menziesii H.St.John, Telanthera argentea Andersson
Alternanthera
maritima (Mart.) A.St.-Hil.
SYNONYM(S) : Achyranthes maritima (Mart.)
Standl., Bucholzia maritima
Mart., Telanthera maritima
(Mart.) Moq.
ENGLISH : Beach alternanthera, Seaside chaff-flower, Seaside
joyweed.
FRENCH : Alternanthère des bords de plage,
Alternanthère des littoraux, Épinard sauvage
africain, Épinard sauvage des côtes.
Alternanthera
nodiflora R.Br.
ENGLISH : Common joyweed, Joyweed.
FRENCH : Alternanthère (Madagascar), Brède
emballage (Madagascar), Bigayou (Madagascar).
This is a synonym of Alternanthera
sessilis (L.) R. Br.
ex DC.
Alternanthera
paronichyoides A.St.-Hil.
SYNONYM(S) : Alternanthera
ficoidea (L.) Sm. var. bettzickiana
auct. non (Regel) Backer
CHINESE : 华莲子草
Hua lian zi cao.
ENGLISH : Smooth chaff-flower, Smooth joyweed.
JAPANESE : ケツルノゲイトウ Ke tsuru no geitou.
Possibly an orthographic
variant of Alternanthera paronychioides A.St.-Hil.
Alternanthera
paronychioides A.St.-Hil.
SYNONYM(S) : Alternanthera ficoidea
(L.) R. Br.
JAPANESE : ケツルノゲイトウ Ke
tsuru no geitou.
PORTUGUESE : Bico de papagaio, Periquitinho,
Periquito ameno.
THAI : ผักเป็ด Phak pet (Pàk bpèt).
Possibly an orthographic
variant of Alternanthera paronichyoides A.St.-Hil.
Alternanthera
philoxeroides Forssk.
SYNONYM(S) : Alternanthera
achyranthes Forssk., Alternanthera
adscendes Suess., Alternanthera
amoena Voss ex K. Heyne, Alternanthera
aphylla Glaz., Alternanthera
chacoensis Morong ex Morong & Britoon, Alternanthera
coriacea Herzog, Alternanthera crucis
Bold., Alternanthera dentata
R.E.Fr., Alternanthera echinocephala
(Hook.f.) Christoph., Alternanthera flavescens
Kunth, Alternanthera flavogrisea
Urb., Alternanthera hassleriana
Chodat, Alternanthera rosea Uline &
W.L. Bray, Alternanthera rufa D.
Dietr., Alternanthera sessilis (L.)
DC., Alternanthera tenella
Colla, Alternanthera versicolor R. Br.
May or may not be a synonym
of Alternanthera philoxeroides (Mart.) Griseb.
Alternanthera philoxeroides
(Mart.) Griseb.
SYNONYM(S) : Achyranthes
philoxeroides (Mart.) Standl., Alternanthera philoxeroides (Mart.) Griseb. var. acutifolia (Mart.) Hicken, Alternanthera philoxeroides
(Mart.) Griseb. var. lancifolia Chodat,
Alternanthera philoxeroides
(Mart.) Griseb. var. obtusifolia (Mart.)
Hicken, Alternanthera
philoxeroides (Mart.) Griseb. var. luxurians Suesseng., Bucholzia philoxeroides Mart.,
Telanthera philoxeroides
(Mart.) Moq., Telanthera
philoxeroides (Mart.) Moq. var. acutifolia (Mart.) Moq., Telanthera philoxeroides (Mart.) Moq. var. linearifolia Chodat, Telanthera philoxeroides (Mart.)
Moq. var. obtusifolia (Mart.)
Moq.
CHINESE : 喜旱莲子草 Xi han lian zi
cao.
ENGLISH : Alligator weed.
JAPANESE : アルテルナンテラ Aruterunantera, ア
ルテラナンテラ・フィロゼロイデス Aruteranantera firozeroidesu,
エナガツルノゲイトウ Enaga tsuruno geitou, ミゾツルノゲイトウ Mizo
tsuruno geitou, ナガエツルノゲイトウ Nagae tsuruno geitou.
PORTUGUESE : Alternantera, Bredo d’água, Erva de
jacare, Erva-de-jacaré, Lagunilha, Pé-de-pomba,
Periquito-perpetua, Periquito-saracura, Perna-de-saracura, Piriquito
(Brazil), Tripa-de-galinha, Tripa de sapo.
RUSSIAN : Очереднопыльник
филоксеровый Ocherednopyl'nik filokserovyj.
THAI : ผักเป็ดน้ำ Phak pet nam (Pàk bpèt nám).
Alternanthera pungens Kunth
SYNONYM(S) : Achyranthes repens L., Alternanthera achyrantha (L.) R.
Br., Alternanthera repens (L.) Link, Illecebrum achyrantha L.
CHINESE : 刺花莲子草
Ci hua lian zi cao.
ENGLISH : Creeping chaffweed, Khakibur, Khakiweed.
JAPANESE : マ
ルバツルノゲイトウ Marubatsurunogeitou, ケ ツルノゲイトウ Ke
tsuru no geitou (as A. repens).
PORTUGUESE : Periquitinho, Periquito-de-espinho (Brazil).
SPANISH : Hierba del pollo.
THAI : โคกกระสุนเล็ก
Khok kra sun lek (Kôhk krà sŭn lék).
Alternanthera
reineckii Briq.
SYNONYM(S) : Achyranthes
reineckii (Briq.) Standl.
ENGLISH : Magenta water hedge, Red hygrophila, Red
scarlet temple, Scarlet hygrophila, Scarlet temple.
FRENCH : Alternanthère à
feuille droite, Alternanthère à feuilles
étroites, Alternanthère à feuilles sessiles,
Alternanthère de Reineck, Alternanthère osiris,
Alternanthère rouge à feuilles étroites,
Alternanthère sessiles, Herbe à alligators de Reineck.
Alternanthera
reineckii Briq. 'Lilacina'
SYNONYM(S) : Alternanthera lilacina hort., Alternanthera reineckii Briq. 'Purple', Alternanthera reineckii Briq.
var. lilancia hort.
ENGLISH : Red
parrot leaf.
FRENCH : Grande alternanthère.
JAPANESE : アルテルナンテラ・レインキー Aruterunantera
reinkī.
RUSSIAN : Альтернантера
лиловая Al'ternantera lilovaya, Очереднопыльник большой Ocherednopyl'nik
bol'shoi.
Alternanthera sessilis (L.) R.
Br. ex DC.,
SYNONYM(S) : Achyranthes linearifolia Sw. ex
Wikstr., Achyranthes sessilis (L.) Besser, Achyranthes
sessilis (L.) Desf. Ex. Steud, Achyranthes triandra Roxb., Achyranthes villosa Blanco, Achyranthes polygonoides (L.)
Lam., Allaganthera forskalii Mart.,
Alternanthera achyranthes
Forssk., Alternanthera
angustifolia R. Br., Alternanthera
decipiens Benth., Alternanthera
ficoidea (L.) P. Beauv., Alternanthera
glabra Moq., Alternanthera
major (Benth.) Domin, Alternanthera
micrantha (Benth.) Domin , Alternanthera nana R. Br., Alternanthera nodiflora R. Br.,
Alternanthera polygonoides
(L.) R. Br., Alternanthera
prostrata D. Don., Alternanthera
repens J.F.Gmel., Alternanthera
repens Gmel., non (L.) Link , Alternanthera sennii Mattei, Alternanthera sibirica (de Vest
ex Schult.) Steud., Alternanthera
tenella Moq., Alternanthera
tenuissima Suess., Alternanthera
trianda Lam., Achyranthes
triandra Roxb., Alternanthera
uliginosa (Domin) Dinter, Bucholzia
polygonoides (L.) Mart., Gomphrena
polygonoides (L.), Gomphrena sessilis
L., Illecebrum
angustifolium (R.Br.) Spreng., , Illecebrum nanum
(R.Br.) Spreng, Illecebrum
polygonoides (L.) L., Illecebrum
sessile (L.) L., Illecebrum
sibiricum de Vest ex Schult., Illecebrum triandrum Llanos, Paronychia sessilis (L.) Desf.,
Paronychia tetragona Moench,
Telanthera polygonoides (L.)
Moq.
ARABIC : لَقْمَة
الحَمَل Laqmah al-ḥamal (Liban), لُوَيْق Luwayq (Liban),
نَمّول Nammūl
(Liban).
CHINESE : 莲
子草 Lian zi cao.
ENGLISH : Rabbit meat, Sessile joyweed.
FRENCH : Alternanthère
sessile, Brède chevrette (French), Brède emballage, Herbe
d’emballage, Illécèbre sessile.
GERMAN : Sitzendes Papageienblatt.
JAPANESE : アルテルナンテラ・セッシリス Aruterunantera
sesshirisu, ホシノゲイトウ Hoshi no geitou,
ツルノゲイトウ Tsuru no geitou.
MALAY : Daun tolod.
NEPALESE : Bhirangijhar.
PORTUGUESE : Bredo d´água (Brazil),
Periquito-sessil, Periquito violacea, Perpétua (Brazil).
RUSSIAN : Альтернантера сидячая
Al'ternantera sidyachaya.
SINHALESE : Mukunuwanna, Mukunu
wenna.
TAMIL : Ponankani.
THAI : ผักเป็ดไทย Phak pet thai (Pàk bpèt tai).
Alternanthera
sissoo hort.
ENGLISH : Brazil spinach, Sabu spinach, Samba
lettuce, Sissoo spinach.
PORTUGUESE : Espinafre brasileira.
SPANISH : Espinaca Brasileño.
No mention of this species
could be found in the major taxonomic databases. No possible
synonymy has been found so far.
Alternanthera
tenella Colla
SYNONYM(S) :
Alternanthera ficoidea (L.)
P. Beauv.,
Alternanthera polygonoides (L.)
R. Br.
, Alternanthera polygonoides
(L.) R. Br. ex Griseb. var.
diffusa,
Bucholzia ficoidea (L.)
Mart.,
Gomphrena ficoidea
L.
ENGLISH : Parrotleaf, Sanguinarea.
PORTUGUESE :
Apaga-fogo, Carrapichinho,
Enxuga, Eriquito,
Periquito, Perpétua-do-mato,
Presunto com ovos,
Sempre-viva.
THAI :
ผักเป็ด Phak pet (Pàk bpèt).
This taxon shares some
names with Alternanthera sessilis (L.) R. Br. ex DC. The two may be synonyms.
Alternanthera
versicolor (Lem.) Regel
SYNONYM(S) : Alternanthera ficoidea (L.) P. Beauv. var.
versicolor (Lem.) L.B. Sm.
& Downs,
Telanthera ficoidea
(Lam.) Moq. var.
versicolor Lem.
According to the EU 's Q-bank of Invasive Plants Database all the
following are synonyms of Alternanthera
philoxeroides Forssk.
Alternanthera achyranthes
Forssk. -> Alternanthera
philoxeroides Forssk.
Alternanthera adscendes
Suess. -> Alternanthera
philoxeroides Forssk.
Alternanthera amoena Voss ex
K. Heyne -> Alternanthera
philoxeroides Forssk.
Alternanthera aphylla Glaz.
-> Alternanthera
philoxeroides Forssk.
Alternanthera brasiliana
(L.) Kunth -> Alternanthera
philoxeroides Forssk.
Alternanthera chacoensis
Morong ex Morong & Britoon -> Alternanthera philoxeroides
Forssk.
Alternanthera coriacea
Herzog -> Alternanthera
philoxeroides Forssk.
Alternanthera crucis Bold.
-> Alternanthera
philoxeroides Forssk.
Alternanthera dentata
R.E.Fr. -> Alternanthera
philoxeroides Forssk.
Alternanthera echinocephala
(Hook.f.) Christoph. -> Alternanthera philoxeroides Forssk.
Alternanthera flavescens
Kunth -> Alternanthera
philoxeroides Forssk.
Alternanthera flavogrisea
Urb. -> Alternanthera
philoxeroides Forssk.
Alternanthera hassleriana
Chodat -> Alternanthera
philoxeroides Forssk.
Alternanthera littoralis P.
Beauv. -> Alternanthera
philoxeroides Forssk.
Alternanthera maritima
(Mart.) A. St.-Hil. -> Alternanthera philoxeroides Forssk.
Alternanthera nodiflora R.
Br. -> Alternanthera
philoxeroides Forssk.
Alternanthera paronichyoides
A. St.-Hil. -> Alternanthera
philoxeroides Forssk.
Alternanthera philoxeroides
(Mart.) Griseb. -> Alternanthera
philoxeroides Forssk.
Alternanthera pungens Kunth
-> Alternanthera
philoxeroides Forssk.
Alternanthera reineckii Briq.
-> Alternanthera
philoxeroides Forssk.
Alternanthera rosea Uline
& W.L. Bray -> Alternanthera
philoxeroides Forssk.
Alternanthera rufa D. Dietr.
-> Alternanthera
philoxeroides Forssk.
Alternanthera sessilis (L.)
DC. -> Alternanthera
philoxeroides Forssk.
Alternanthera tenella Colla
-> Alternanthera
philoxeroides Forssk.
Alternanthera versicolor R.
Br. -> Alternanthera
philoxeroides Forssk.
REFERENCES
General Bibliography
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REFERENCES
Online
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REFERENCES
Specific & complementary
Quintino Victor et al. 2013,
Projecto BioRede, Universidade de Aveiro, Departamento de Biologia. Diversidade
Vegetal. < http://www.biorede.pt/index2.htm
>.
USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm
Resources Information Network - (GRIN). [Online Database]
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
Available: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/tax_search.pl?
(10 June 2013). (GRIN)
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