Alternanthera brasiliana
species of plant
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Summary
Alternanthera brasiliana is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.8% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (785 views/month, #1,557 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- Parent taxon: Alternanthera[4]
- Taxon name: Alternanthera brasiliana[5]
- Commons category: Alternanthera brasiliana[6]
- Has basionym: Gomphrena brasiliana[7]
- Taxon synonym: Telanthera brasiliana[8], Gomphrena brasiliana[9], Gomphrena dentata[10], Alternanthera dentata[11]
- GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=101485[12]
- Short name: A. brasiliana[13]
- Taxon common name: Brazilian joyweed[14], 巴西莲子草[15], 红龙草[16]
- Invasive to: Indonesia[17]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Invasion Biology[18]
- Taxon author citation: L. Kuntze[19]
- Taxon range: Cerrado[20], Atlantic Forest[21], Caatinga[22], Amazonia[23], Guangdong[24]
- Flora of the Hawaiian Islands URL: https://naturalhistory2.si.edu/botany/hawaiianflora/speciesdescr.cfm?genus=Alternanthera&species=brasiliana[25]
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Identifiers
Alternanthera brasiliana's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 158226[26]. Alternanthera brasiliana's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 1167232[27]. Alternanthera brasiliana's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 586922[28]. Alternanthera brasiliana's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3084934[29]. Recorded ITIS TSN include 20765[30] and 508300[31].
Why It Matters
Alternanthera brasiliana has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]