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 brasiliana(L.) Standl.
- Achyranthes geniculataPav. ex Moq.
- Alternanthera brasiliana f. angustifoliaKuntze
- Alternanthera brasiliana f. bicolorKuntze
- Alternanthera brasiliana f. obtusifoliaKuntze & V.Chandra
- Alternanthera brasiliana f. rubicundaKuntze
- Alternanthera brasiliana var. brasiliana
- Alternanthera brasiliana var. glabriusculaKuntze
- Alternanthera brasiliana var. jacquiniiKuntze
- Alternanthera brasiliana var. longisetaSuess.
- Alternanthera brasiliana var. sericeaKuntze
- Alternanthera brasiliana var. straminea(Mart.) Suess.
- Alternanthera dentata(Moench) Scheygr.
- Alternanthera dentataScheygrond
- Alternanthera dentata f. pubescensSuess.
- Alternanthera dentata f. rubiginosaSuess.
- Alternanthera moquinii var. grandicepsSuess.
- Alternanthera straminea(Mart.) Suess.
- Alternanthera straminea(Mart.) Suess.
- Caraxeron brasilienseRaf.
- Gomphrena brasilianaL.
- Gomphrena brasiliensisL.
- Gomphrena brasiliensisJacq.
- Gomphrena brasiliensisLam.
- Gomphrena dentataMoench
- Gomphrena patulaJ.C.Wendl.
- Mogiphanes stramineaMart.
- Philoxerus brasiliana(L.) Sm.
- Telanthera brasiliana(L.) Moq.
- Telanthera dentataMoq.
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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