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Taxon:  Alternanthera ficoidea (L.) P. Beauv.



Summary
Genus:
Alternanthera
Family:
Amaranthaceae
Nomen number:
101486
Place of publication:
Fl. Oware 2:66, t. 99, fig. 1. 1818 "ficoides" (Smith in Rees, Cycl. 39(2)(suppl.): Alternanthera no. 8. 1819)
Comment:
based on Gomphrena ficoidea L., which is conserved (nom. cons.) with a conserved type (Shenzhen ICN 14.9 & App. IV) according to traditional application sensu A. tenella Colla
Verified:
06/24/1999 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Gomphrena ficoidea L.

Autonym(s)
Alternanthera ficoidea (L.) P. Beauv. var. ficoidea

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Alternanthera paronychioides A. St.-Hil.
Alternanthera tenella Colla
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Reference(s)
  1. Adams, C. 1972. Flowering plants of Jamaica Note: lists as Alternanthera ficoidea (L.) Roem. & Schult.
  2. Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
  3. Brummitt, R. K. 1982. Report of the Committee for Spermatophyta: 24. Taxon 31:540-541. Note: Committee now recommends rejection of Alternanthera ficoidea
  4. Brummitt, R. K. 1985. Report of the Committee for Spermatophyta: 29. Taxon 34:662. Note: earlier decision not reversed
  5. Brummitt, R. K. 1989. Report of the Committee for Spermatophyta: 36. Taxon 38:299. Note: Committee now recommends rejection of Alternanthera ficoidea
  6. Burkart, A. E., ed. 1969-. Flora ilustrada de Entre Rios. Note: uses in the sense of Alternanthera paronichyoides A. St. Hil.
  7. Encke, F. et al. 1993. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage Note: lists as Alternanthera ficoidea (L.) R. Br. ex Roem. & Schult.
  8. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
  9. Görts-van Rijn, A. R. A., ed. 1986-. Flora of the Guianas.
  10. Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles. Note: sensu auct. = Alternanthera tenella Colla
  11. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening Note: lists as Alternanthera ficoidea (L.) R. Br.
  12. Kanis, A. 1983. (697) Proposal to reconsider rejection of Gomphrena ficoidea (L.) (Amaranthaceae); lectotypification and rejection of species names. Taxon 32:316-319.
  13. Kunkel, G. 1984. Plants for human consumption
  14. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. Note: lists as Alternanthera ficoidea (L.) R. Br. ex Roem. & Schult.
  15. Mabberley, D. J. 1997. The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants, ed. 2
  16. Mears, J. A. 1978. The nomenclature and type collections of the widespread taxa of Alternanthera (Amaranthaceae). Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 129:7. Note: = Alternanthera paronychoides A. St. Hil.
  17. Mears, J. A. 1980. The Linnaean species of Gomphrena L. (Amaranthaceae). Taxon 29:89-90.
  18. Nicolson, D. H. et al. 1991. Flora of Dominica, Part 2: Dicotyledonae. Smithsonian contributions to botany vol. 77. 20. Note: mentions in sense of Alternanthera paronychioides A. St. Hil.
  19. Pedersen, T. M. 1980. Comment on proposal (449) on Alternanthera ficoidea. Taxon 29:326-328.
  20. Reitz, R., ed. 1965-. Flora ilustrada catarinense. Note: lists as Alternanthera ficoidea (L.) R. Br.
  21. Still, S. M. 1994. Manual of herbaceous ornamental plants, ed. 4
  22. Veldkamp, J. F. 1978. (449) A proposal to reject the name Alternanthera ficoidea (Linné) Beauv. (Amaranthaceae) in favour of Alternanthera tenella Colla. Taxon 27:313.
  23. Voss, E. G. 1986. General Committee Report 1982-1985. Taxon 35:552. Note: approval by General Committee as nom. rejic.
  24. Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora. Note: lists as Alternanthera ficoidea (L.) Roem. & Schult.
Common names
English
parrotleaf –
sanguinarea –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazil  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanBarbados  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanCuba  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanDominica  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanDominican Republic  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanGrenada  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanGuadeloupe  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanHaiti  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanJamaica  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanMartinique  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanSt. Lucia  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanSt. Vincent and Grenadines  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanTrinidad and Tobago  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanUnited StatesPuerto Rico 
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaPanama  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaFrench Guiana  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaGuyana  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaSuriname  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuela  
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaParaguay  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBolivia  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia  
2Cultivated    also cult.
4Naturalized    natzd. elsewhere
Native
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: Barbados, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Guadeloupe, Grenada, Haiti, Jamaica, St. Lucia, Martinique, Trinidad and Tobago, United States [Puerto Rico], St. Vincent and Grenadines
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Panama
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela
  • BRAZIL: Brazil
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia, Colombia
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Paraguay
Cultivated (also cult.)
Naturalized (natzd. elsewhere)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening Note: lists as Alternanthera ficoidea (L.) R. Br.
Environmentalornamental Mabberley, D. J. 1997. The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants, ed. 2
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=101486. Accessed 21 May 2025.