Alternanthera porrigens
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 porrigens
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1891
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Alternanthera porrigens. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
23 synonyms in this snapshot
- Achyranthes bangii(Rusby) Standl.
- Achyranthes porrigensJacq.
- Alternanthera paniculataKunth
- Alternanthera piurensisStandl.
- Alternanthera porrigens var. porrigens
- Celosia elongataSpreng.
- Celosia peruvianaZuccagni
- Celosia peruvianaZuccagni
- Gomphrena fruticosahort. ex Moq.
- Gomphrena fulgenshort. ex Moq.
- Gomphrena purpureahort. ex Moq.
- Gomphrena trichotomahort. ex Moq.
- Illecebrum gomphrenoidesWilld. ex Schult.
- Illecebrum paniculatumSpreng.
- Mogiphanes paniculataRusby
- Telanthera bangiiRusby
- Telanthera elongata var. nigriceps(Hook.) Moq.
- Telanthera gomphrenoides(Kunth) Moq.
- Telanthera gomphrenoides var. ovataMoq.
- Telanthera luzuloidesMoq.
- Telanthera paniculataMoq.
- Telanthera porrigensMoq.
- Telanthera rivetiDanguy & Chermezon
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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