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2335.000 Alternanthera
Description of the genus
Annual or perennial herbs with entire, opposite leaves. Inflorescences of axillary heads or short spikes, bracteate. Flowers bisexual, solitary in the axil of each bract, subtended by 2 bracteoles. Tepals 5, glabrous and 1-nerved or barbed-pilose and 3-nerved, free, equal or unequal. Stamens 2-5, alternating with pseudostaminodes. Fruit an indehiscent capsule. Derivation of name: alterno - anthera; alternate flowers Worldwide: c. 200 species, mainly in the New World tropics; some worldwide weeds |
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| Species | Links to maps | FZ divisions | Content |
| caracasana Kunth | Altitude Rainfall Geology | N,W,C | Description, Image |
| nodiflora R. Br. | Altitude Rainfall Geology | N,W,C,S | Image |
| pungens Kunth | Altitude Rainfall Geology | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
| sessilis (L.) DC. | Altitude Rainfall Geology | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
Key to Species
Display keyOther sources of information about Alternanthera:
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Alternanthera pageFlora of Mozambique: Alternanthera
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Alternanthera
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Alternanthera
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Alternanthera
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Alternanthera
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Alternanthera
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