Martius, C.F.P. von, Eichler, A.G., Urban, I., Flora Brasiliensis (1840-1906)
Fl. Bras.

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vol. 5(1): (1855-1875)

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[Polygonaceae, Thymelaeaceae, Proteaceae; Santalaceae, Myristicaceae; Salsolaceae; Amaranthaceae]

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t. 55 p. 183 (1864)

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Alternanthera pungens Kunth

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name cited:
Alternanthera achyrantha var. leiantha Seub.
name recognized:
Alternanthera pungens Kunth

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family: Amaranthaceae
subfamily: Gomphrenoideae
tribe: Gomphreneae
subtribe: Froelichiinae

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epithet cited: achyranthus,-a,-um

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epithet recognized: pungens

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Illustration contributed by:
Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, U.S.A.

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http://www.plantillustrations.org/illustration.php?id_illustration=33012

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synonyms:

homotypic synonyms:
Illecebrum pungens (Kunth) Sprengel; Telanthera pungens (Kunth) Moq.;
heterotypic synonyms:
Alternanthera achyrantha (L.) R. Br.; Alternanthera achyrantha R. Br. ex Sweet; Alternanthera ciliata Poeppig ex Seub.; Alternanthera echinata Sm.; Alternanthera leiantha (Seub.) Alain; Alternanthera lorentzii Uline; Alternanthera procumbens Rojas Acosta; Alternanthera repens (L.) Kuntze; Alternanthera repens (L.) Link; Alternanthera thomensis Gand.; Bucholzia spinescens Gillies ex Moq.; Celosia echinata Humb. & Bonpl. ex Schultes; Desmochaeta sordida Bunbury; Guilleminea procumbens Rojas Acosta; Illecebrum achyrantha L.; Pupalia sordida Moq.;