Alternanthera kurtzii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Amaranthaceae s.l.
Cladus: Amaranthaceae s.str.
Subfamilia: Gomphrenoideae
Genus: Alternanthera
Species: Alternanthera kurtzii

Subspecies: A. k. subsp. kurtzii – A. k. subsp. sclerosperma

Name

Alternanthera kurtzii Schinz ex Pedersen, Darwiniana 14: 435. (1967)

• Type: Argentina. Formosa. Laguna del Riacho. 1885-04-25 – 1885-04-26, Kurtz, F. #1941. Holotype: ?; Isotype: CORD CORD00002444.

Synonyms

• Heterotypic (ref. Govaerts 2019, considered as a synonym of Alternanthera halimifolia by Hassler 2019)
  • Alternanthera polygonoides var. elongata Suess., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 44: 37 (1938).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Southern America Western South America Bolivia Brazil Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central Southern South America Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Paraguay, Uruguay References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Pedersen, T.M. 1967. Studies in South American Amaranthaceae. Darwiniana 14: 430–462. JSTOR Reference page. : 435
• Suessenguth, K. 1938. Amarantaceen-Studien. Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis 44: 36–48. Bibliotheca Digital Reference page. : 37

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Alternanthera kurtzii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Oct. 14. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2019. Alternanthera kurtzii. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Oct. 14. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Alternanthera kurtzii. Published online. Accessed: Oct. 14 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Alternanthera kurtzii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 Oct. 2019.