Nomenclature

Alternanthera Forsskal, Fl. Aegypt.-Arab., 28. 1775.

List of Alternanthera Species

General Discussion

Alternanthera pungens Kunth has been reported in our area, but no specimens have been seen.

References to Alternanthera

• Flora of North America Editorial Committee. 2003 . Flora of North America, Volume 4. Magnoliophyta: Caryophyllidae, part 1. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. , 559 pages.
• Mears, J. A. 1977 . The nomenclature and type collections of the widespread taxa of Alternanthera (Amaranthaceae). Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 129: 1-21.
• Mears, J. A. 1980 . The Linnaean species of Gomphrena L. (Amaranthaceae). Taxon 29: 85-95.
• Penfound, W. T. 1940 . The biology of Achyranthes philoxeroides. (Mart.) Standley. Amer. Midl. Nat. 24: 248-252.