Galapagos Species Database

The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.

Alternanthera pubiflora (Benth.) Kuntze

camaron,sangrinaria, escancel morado

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Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
Magnoliophyta

Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)

Order
Caryophyllales

Family
Amaranthaceae

Genus
Alternanthera

Species
pubiflora

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Brandesia pubiflora Benth.

Taxon origin: Cryptogenic

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

References

  • Eliasson, U. (1985) Identity and taxonomy affinity of some members of the Amaranthaceae from the Galapagos Islands. Bot. J. of Linnean Soc. 91(3): 415-433.
  • Eliasson, U. (1990) Species of Amaranthaceae in the Galapagos islands and their affinities to species on the South American mainland. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 32: 29-33.
  • Jørgensen, P.M. León-Yánez, S. (eds.) (1999) Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 75. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis, 1181 pp.
  • Tropicos.org. (2017) Database of Missouri Botanical Garden. Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 06 Oct 2017 <http://www.tropicos.org
  • Eliasson, U. (1989) Especies de Amaranthaceae en las Islas Galápagos y sus relaciones con las especies del continente Sudamericano. Pg. 33 - 38. Memorias. Taller sobre investigación Botánica y menejos en Galápagos.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Alternanthera pubiflora", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=1677. Accessed 5 May 2024.