Alternanthera achyrantha R. Br. ex Sweet GRIN-Global

Taxon: Alternanthera achyrantha R. Br. ex Sweet

Synonym of Alternanthera pungens Kunth

Summary

Genus:

Alternanthera

Family:

Amaranthaceae

Nomen number:

414339

Place of publication:

Hort. suburb. Lond. 48. 1818 (R. Brown, Prodr. 417. 1810, nom. inval.)

Comment:

R. Brown did not actually make this combination (Melbourne ICN Art. 35.2), only listing Illecebrum achyrantha L. under Alternanthera
Sweet's name is validly published by an indirect reference to Illecebrum achyrantha L., nom. superfl., but since that name or its type was not cited, Sweet's name remains legitimate (W. Greuter, pers. comm. via e-mail on 18 Jun 2015)

Verified:

08/23/1999 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in Australian Pastures Genebank.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

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Reference(s)

Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45. 1993

Common names

Distribution

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=414339. Accessed 3 February 2026.