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Alternanthera filifolia subsp. glaucescens Eliasson

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Pollen grain of Alternanthera filifolia ssp. glaucescens Eliasson (scanning electron micrograph). Photo: Patricia Jaramillo Díaz & M. Mar Trigo, CDF, 2011.
Pollen grain of Alternanthera filifolia ssp. glaucescens Eliasson (scanning electron micrograph). Photo: Patricia Jaramillo Díaz & M. Mar Trigo, CDF, 2011.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
Magnoliophyta

Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)

Order
Caryophyllales

Family
Amaranthaceae

Genus
Alternanthera

Species
filifolia

Subspecies
subsp. glaucescens

Taxon category: Species with Infraspecific Taxa

Syn: Bucholtzia glaucescens Hook. f., Telanthera glaucescens Moq., T. strictiuscula Anderss., Telanthera angustata Andersson fide Wiggins & Porter (1971).

Origin: Endemic

Status

Vulnerable

References

  • Wiggins, I.L. Porter, D.M. (1971) Flora of the Galapagos Islands Standford University Press, Stanford.
  • Adsersen, H. (1989) The Rare Plants of the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador and their Conservation. Biol. Conservation 47(1): 49-77.
  • Hooker, J.D. (1847) An Enumeration of the Plants of the Galapagos Archipelago; with descriptions of those which are new. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 20: 163-233.
  • Tropicos.org. (2017) Database of Missouri Botanical Garden. Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 06 Oct 2017 <http://www.tropicos.org
  • Andersson, N.J. (1855) Om Galápagos Öarnes Vegetation. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps Akademien Handl., Stockholm: 61-256.
  • Robinson, B.L. Greenman, J.M. (1895) On the flora of the Galápagos Islands as shown by the collections of Dr. Baur. Amer. J. Sci. 50: 135-149.
  • Howell, J.T. (1933) The Amaranthaceae of the Galapagos Islands. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 21(9) 87-116.

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