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Taxon:  Alternanthera bettzickiana (Regel) G. Nicholson



Summary
Genus:
Alternanthera
Family:
Amaranthaceae
Nomen number:
105429
Place of publication:
Ill. dict. gard. 1:59. 1884
Comment:
  • although Nicholson's reference to a basionym was only "Brasilia, 1862"
  • since Nicholson's name was otherwise validly published, it can be treated as a new combination under Shenzhen ICN 41.4
Verified:
03/12/2004 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
Telanthera bettzickiana Regel

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Alternanthera amoena (Lem.) Voss
Alternanthera ficoidea (L.) P. Beauv. var. amoena (Lem.) L. B. Sm. & Downs
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Reference(s)
  1. Aubréville, A. et al., eds. 1960-. Flore du Cambodge du Laos et du Viet-Nam.
  2. Bosser, J. M. et al., eds. 1976-. Flores des Mascareignes. Note: = Alternanthera tenella var. bettzickiana (Regel) Veldk.
  3. Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45 Note: lists as Alternanthera bettzickiana (Regel) Voss
  4. Burkill, H. M. 1985-2004. The useful plants of west tropical Africa. Note: lists as Alternanthera bettzickiana (Regel) Voss
  5. Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. 1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon. Note: lists as Alternanthera bettzickiana (Regel) Voss
  6. El-Hadidi, M. N. & M. S. Abdallah. 1980-. Flora of Egypt. Note: lists as Alternanthera bettzickiana (Regel) Voss
  7. Encke, F. et al. 1993. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage Note: = Alternanthera ficoidea 'Bettzickiana'
  8. Grierson, A. J. C. & D. J. Long. 1984-. Flora of Bhutan including a record of plants from Sikkim. Note: lists as Alternanthera bettzickiana (Regel) Voss
  9. Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
  10. Harling, G. & B. Sparre, eds. 1973-. Flora of Ecuador. Note: lists as "bettzichiana"
  11. Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles. Note: lists as Alternanthera bettzickiana (Regel) Voss
  12. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  13. Mears, J. A. 1978. The nomenclature and type collections of the widespread taxa of Alternanthera (Amaranthaceae). Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 129(1):16-19. Note: lists as Alternanthera bettzickiana (Regel) Voss
  14. Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan. Note: lists as Alternanthera bettzickiana (Regel) Voss
  15. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  16. Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants Note: lists as Alternanthera bettzickiana (Regel) Voss
  17. Reitz, R., ed. 1965-. Flora ilustrada catarinense. Note: = Alternanthera ficoidea var. spathulata (Lemaire) L. B. Sm. & Downs
  18. Smitinand, T. & K. Larsen, eds. 1970-. Flora of Thailand.
  19. Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana. Note: = Alternanthera ficoides var. bettzichiana (G. Nicholson) C. A. Backer
  20. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa. Note: = Alternanthera tenella var. bettzickiana (Regel) Veldk.
  21. 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. Note: = Alternanthera tenella var. bettzickiana (Regel) Veldk.
  22. Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora. Note: = Alternanthera ficoidea 'Bettzickiana'
  23. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Common names
English
calico-plant –
German
Papageienblatt –
Transcribed Chinese
jin xiu xian –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
2Cultivated    cult. in tropics
6Other    possible origin Brazil
Cultivated (cult. in tropics)
Other (possible origin Brazil)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalerosion control Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Environmentalornamental Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora. Note: = Alternanthera ficoidea 'Bettzickiana'
Environmentalsoil improver Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
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=105429. Accessed 3 May 2025.