Amaranthaceae
Alternanthera
Alternanthera littoralis

Alternanthera littoralis var. maritima (Mart.) Pedersen

First published in Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., B, Adansonia 12: 71 (1990)
This variety is accepted
The native range of this variety is SE. & S. Florida, Caribbean to Atlantic coasts of S. America. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Doubtfully present in:

French Guiana

Native to:

Bahamas, Bermuda, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Florida, Guyana, Venezuela

Introduced into:

Sicilia, Vanuatu

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 529. MIM, Deurne. [Cited as Alternanthera maritima.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • 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.
  • Boggan, J. Funck, V. & Kelloff, C. (1997). Checklist of the Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, Franch Guiana) ed. 2: 1-238. University of Guyana, Georgetown.
  • Britton, N. (1918). Flora of Bermuda: 1-585. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2003). Flora of North America North of Mexico 4: 1-559. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Guillaumin, A. (1948). Compendium de la Flore Phanérogamique des Nouvelles Hébrides. Annales de l'Institut Botanico-Geologique de Marseille, VI, 5-6: 1-56.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Guillemin, M. [192] Brazil Alternanthera maritima K001207487 Yes
Salzmann [s.n.] Brazil Alternanthera maritima K001207480 Yes
Burchell [2895] Brazil Alternanthera maritima K001207473 Yes
Tweedie [1239] Brazil Alternanthera maritima K001207486 Yes
Riedel [699] Brazil Alternanthera maritima K001207483 Yes
Eiten, G. [6255] Brazil Alternanthera maritima K001207490 Yes
Burchell [2895] Brazil Alternanthera maritima K001207474 Yes
Camerik, A.M. [96] Brazil Alternanthera maritima K001207491 Yes
Smith, L.B. [12265] Brazil Alternanthera maritima K001207489 Yes
Miers, J. [3398] Brazil Alternanthera maritima K001207484 Yes
Harley, R.M. [18142] Brazil Alternanthera maritima K001207493 Yes
Preston, T.A. [s.n.] Brazil Alternanthera maritima K001207488 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Brazil Alternanthera maritima K001207479 Yes
Burchell [2995] Brazil Alternanthera maritima K001207482 Yes
Mori, S.A. [10224] Brazil Alternanthera maritima K001207476 Yes
Burchell [2995] Brazil Alternanthera maritima K001207475 Yes
Mori, S.A.; King, R.M.; Carvalho, A.M.; Euponino, A. [12138] Brazil Alternanthera maritima K001207477 Yes
Tweedie [1239] Brazil Alternanthera maritima K001207481 Yes
Darwin, C. [286] Brazil Alternanthera maritima K001207472 Yes
Mori, S.A. [13000] Brazil Alternanthera maritima K001207478 Yes
Harley, R.M. [17123] Brazil Alternanthera maritima K001207492 Yes
Miers, J. [3425] Brazil Alternanthera maritima K001207485 Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. 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 2026. 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