Alternanthera pungens Kunth

higherClassification: Eukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978 > Plantae > Pteridobiotina Britton & Brown > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Caryophyllales Juss. ex Bercht. & J.Presl > Amaranthaceae Juss. > Gomphrenoideae Lindl. > Gomphreneae Fenzl > Froelichiinae Schinz > Alternanthera Forssk.
taxonID C9JX
parentNameUsageID 628SX
scientificNameID GKgVl1tYU5tAB8ZLwSRsH1
datasetID 1141
taxonomicStatus accepted
taxonRank species
scientificName Alternanthera pungens Kunth
scientificNameAuthorship Kunth
genericName Alternanthera
specificEpithet pungens
namePublishedIn Kunth. Nov. Gen. Sp. [H.B.K.] 2, ed. folio: Ed. 4: 206 (1818).
nomenclaturalCode ICN
references http://www.worldplants.de/?deeplink=Alternanthera-pungens
DataSource Catalogue of Life   2025-06-13