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A database to support plant pest diagnostic activities

Alternanthera philoxeroides(ALRPH)

Overview

Data shown below are extracted from EPPO Global Database
https://gd.eppo.int/taxon/ALRPH
EPPO GD contains information about geographical distribution, host plants, and more...
Important note: GD is not a primary source for taxonomy (classification and nomenclature) and should not be considered as such. The EPPO Secretariat follows different sources (literature, databases) to provide some elements of taxonomy to its users. However, it does not attempt to provide all levels of the taxonomic tree or exhaustive lists of accepted taxa.
Basic information
  • EPPO code: ALRPH
  • Preferred name: Alternanthera philoxeroides
  • Authority: (von Martius) Grisebach

Other scientific names
Name Authority
Achyranthes paludosa Bunbury
Achyranthes philoxeroides (von Martius) Standley
Alternanthera philoxerina Suessenguth
Bucholzia philoxeroides von Martius
Telanthera philoxeroides (von Martius) Moquin-Tandon

Common names
Name Language
alligator weed English (US)
hierba del caimán Spanish (HN)
hierba lagarto Spanish
lagunilla Spanish (AR)
raíz colorada Spanish (UY)
mizu-tsuru-nogeitô Japanese
nagae-tsuru-nogeitô Japanese
ナガエツルノゲイトウ Japanese
ミズツルノゲイトゥ Japanese
erva-da-jacaré Portuguese (BR)
tripa-de-sapo Portuguese (BR)
альтернантера филоксероидная Russian
xǐ hàn lián zǐ cǎo Chinese
喜旱莲子草 Chinese
Taxonomy
Kingdom Plantae ( 1PLAK )
Phylum Magnoliophyta ( 1MAGP )
Class Angiospermae ( 1ANGC )
Category Basal core eudicots ( 1CEUD )
Order Caryophyllales ( 1CAFO )
Family Amaranthaceae ( 1AMAF )
Subfamily Amaranthoideae ( 1AMAS )
Genus Alternanthera ( 1ALRG )
Species Alternanthera philoxeroides ( ALRPH )