Alternanthera brasiliana
A species in the Amaranthaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Caryophyllales
- Family
- Amaranthaceae
- Genus
- Alternanthera
- Species
- Alternanthera brasiliana
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1891
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Alternanthera brasiliana. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
30 synonyms in this snapshot
- Achyranthes brasilianaName author: (L.) Standl.
- Achyranthes geniculataName author: Pav. ex Moq.
- Alternanthera brasiliana f. angustifoliaName author: Kuntze
- Alternanthera brasiliana f. bicolorName author: Kuntze
- Alternanthera brasiliana f. obtusifoliaName author: Kuntze & V.Chandra
- Alternanthera brasiliana f. rubicundaName author: Kuntze
- Alternanthera brasiliana var. brasilianaName author: Not supplied
- Alternanthera brasiliana var. glabriusculaName author: Kuntze
- Alternanthera brasiliana var. jacquiniiName author: Kuntze
- Alternanthera brasiliana var. longisetaName author: Suess.
- Alternanthera brasiliana var. sericeaName author: Kuntze
- Alternanthera brasiliana var. stramineaName author: (Mart.) Suess.
- Alternanthera dentataName author: (Moench) Scheygr.
- Alternanthera dentataName author: Scheygrond
- Alternanthera dentata f. pubescensName author: Suess.
- Alternanthera dentata f. rubiginosaName author: Suess.
- Alternanthera moquinii var. grandicepsName author: Suess.
- Alternanthera stramineaName author: (Mart.) Suess.
- Alternanthera stramineaName author: (Mart.) Suess.
- Caraxeron brasilienseName author: Raf.
- Gomphrena brasilianaName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
- Gomphrena brasiliensisName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
- Gomphrena brasiliensisName author: Jacq.
- Gomphrena brasiliensisName author: Lam.
- Gomphrena dentataName author: Moench
- Gomphrena patulaName author: J.C.Wendl.
- Mogiphanes stramineaName author: Mart.
- Philoxerus brasilianaName author: (L.) Sm.
- Telanthera brasilianaName author: (L.) Moq.
- Telanthera dentataName author: Moq.
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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