Alternanthera
Genus in the Global Pollen Project's Master Reference Collection
Distribution
![Alternanthera (rights holder: 2010 Moorea Biocode)](https://content.eol.org/data/media/99/26/45/84.CalPhotos_4444_4444_0510_1140.jpg)
Joyweed
Annual or perennial herbs with entire, opposite leaves. Inflorescences of axillary heads or short spikes, bracteate. Flowers bisexual, solitary in the axil of each bract, subtended by 2 bracteoles. Tepals 5, glabrous and 1-nerved or barbed-pilose and 3-nerved, free, equal or unequal. Stamens 2-5, alternating with pseudostaminodes. Fruit an indehiscent capsule. © Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings (licence)
See more in the Encyclopedia of Life... Definition
- Parent Taxon
- Amaranthaceae
- Species
- Taxonomic Completion
6.57%
9 of 137 accepted Species- Global Pollen Project UUID
- 0623875d-e8db-4145-98e0-b8b62713f2b9
- Botanical Reference
- None available. You can check The Plant List for further information.
Connected data sources
This taxon is currently linked to the following locations.
The Plant ListGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility