Amaranthaceae
Alternanthera

Alternanthera denticulata R.Br.

First published in Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 417 (1810)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is New Guinea, Australia, N. New Zealand North Island. It is an annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

New Guinea, New South Wales, New Zealand North, Norfolk Is., Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Allan, H.A. (1961). Flora of New Zealand 1: 1-1085. Botany division, D.S.I.R., Christchurch.
  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (2006). Flora of Japan IIa: 1-550. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Bayón, N.D., Giuliano, D.A. & Bahima, J.V. (2022). Revisión taxonómica de las especies de Alternanthera (Amaranthaceae) del cono sur (Argentina, sur de Brasil, Chile, Paraguay y uruguay) y Bolivia. Annals from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 160-249. MBG press. [Cited as Alternanthera sessilis.]
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 529. MIM, Deurne. [Cited as Alternanthera sessilis.]
  • de Salas, MF, Baker, ML (2022). A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 1-161. Tasmanian Herbarium, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart. https://flora.tmag.tas.gov.au/resources/census/. [Cited as Alternanthera sessilis.]

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Major Mitchell [s.n.] Australia K000357368 Yes
Cunningham, A. [54] Australia K000357281 Yes
Lindley [s.n.] Australia K000357364 Yes
Mueller, F. [s.n.] Australia K000357366 Yes
leg.ign. [43] Australia K000357363 Yes
Robertson [s.n.] Australia K000357362 Yes
Cunningham, R. [s.n.] New Zealand K000357280 Yes
Brown, R. [s.n.] Australia K000939247 Yes
Gunn, R. [56] Australia K000357369 Yes
Gunn, R. [56] Australia K000357365 Yes
Cunningham, A. [113] Australia K000357279 Yes
Lindly [s.n.] Australia K000357367 Yes
Brown, R. [3063] Australia K000939246 Yes
Brown, R. [s.n.] Australia Alternanthera denticulata var. micrantha K000939248 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0