Name:		Alternanthera Forssk. [basionym]
Synonym(s):		Mogiphanes Telanthera
Status:		Genus
Taxonomic position:		Amaranthaceae Juss. [Family] Caryophyllales [Order] Magnoliopsida [Class] Magnoliophyta [Division / Phylum] Plantae [Kingdom]
Constituent taxa:		Species Alternanthera achyrantha R. Br. Alternanthera amoena (Regel) Voss Alternanthera amoena Voss ex K. Heyne Alternanthera bettzikiana Alternanthera brasiliana Kuntze Alternanthera denticulata Alternanthera elongata Alternanthera ficoidea (L.) R. Br. Alternanthera laguroides Alternanthera lanceolata Alternanthera mexicana Alternanthera moquini (Webb ex Moq.) Dusen Alternanthera moquini (Webb ex Moq.) Schinz Alternanthera nodiflora R. Br. Alternanthera obovata Alternanthera paniculata Alternanthera philoxeroides (C. Martius) Griseb. Alternanthera polygonoides Alternanthera portoricensis Kuntze Alternanthera pungens Alternanthera purpurea Hort. ex Pynaert Alternanthera purpurea Y.T. Chang & M.J. Lai Alternanthera repens Alternanthera sessilis (L.) R. Br. ex DC. Alternanthera triandra Lam. Alternanthera triandra Steud. Alternanthera versicolor
Cybertruffle Resources:		Biological Records Database (3 records)
Links:		Electronic Plant Information Centre [Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew] Genbank Google images IMI [CABI Fungus Dried Reference Collection] International Plant Names Index New York Botanic Garden [Virtual Herbarium] USDA Plants Database [Natural Resources Conservation Service]