Alternanthera brasiliana

Alternanthera brasiliana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Alternanthera
Species:
A. brasiliana
Binomial name
Alternanthera brasiliana
(L.) Kuntze (1891)[1]
Varieties[2]
Synonyms[2]
  • Achyranthes brasiliana (L.) Standl. (1915)
  • Alternanthera dentata Scheygr. (1932), nom. superfl.
  • Gomphrena brasiliana L. (1759) (basionym)
  • Gomphrena brasiliensis Jacq. (1789), nom. superfl.
  • Gomphrena dentata Moench (1802), nom. superfl.
  • Philoxerus brasiliana (L.) Sm. (1814)
  • Telanthera brasiliana (L.) Moq. (1849)
  • Telanthera brasiliensis Endl. (1842), nom. superfl.
  • Telanthera dentata Moq. (1849), nom. superfl.

Alternanthera brasiliana, also known as large purple alternanthera, metal weed, bloodleaf, parrot leaf, ruby leaf, Brazilian joyweed, purple alternanthera, purple joyweed, is a flowering plant of the amaranth family that is native to the forests of South America and as well as Central America, ranging from northeastern Mexico to northeastern Argentina.[3][2] It is grown as an ornamental plant.[1]

Alternanthera brasiliana var. villosa, a variety known as little ruby or ruby leaf alternanthera, is also known by the synonym Alternanthera dentata.[1][4]

  1. ^ a b c Alternanthera brasiliana (L.) Kuntze
  2. ^ a b c Alternanthera brasiliana (L.) Kuntze. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference tropical was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Alternanthera brasiliana var. villosa (Moq.) Kuntze. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 4 April 2024.