Alternanthera philoxeroides

Summary

Alternanthera philoxeroides is a taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.79% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,473 views/month, #1,551 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• Alternanthera philoxeroides's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• Alternanthera philoxeroides is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• Alternanthera philoxeroides belongs to the parent taxon Alternanthera^[5].
• Alternanthera philoxeroides is endemic to Paraná River^[6].
• Alternanthera philoxeroides's scientific name is Alternanthera philoxeroides^[7].
• Alternanthera philoxeroides is a type of perennial plant^[8].
• Alternanthera philoxeroides is used for fodder^[9].
• Alternanthera philoxeroides is used for medicinal plant^[10].
• Alternanthera philoxeroides is used for vegetable^[11].
• Alternanthera philoxeroides's Commons category is recorded as Alternanthera philoxeroides^[12].
• Alternanthera philoxeroides's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 25(2)^[13].
• Alternanthera philoxeroides's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=101502^[14].
• Alternanthera philoxeroides's short name is recorded as A. philoxeroides^[15].
• Alternanthera philoxeroides is commonly known as alligatorweed^[16].
• Alternanthera philoxeroides is commonly known as Alligatorkraut^[17].
• Alternanthera philoxeroides is commonly known as alligator weed^[18].
• Alternanthera philoxeroides is commonly known as 喜旱莲子草^[19].
• Alternanthera philoxeroides is commonly known as 水花生^[20].
• Alternanthera philoxeroides is commonly known as 空心莲子草^[21].
• Alternanthera philoxeroides is commonly known as 革命草^[22].
• Alternanthera philoxeroides is commonly known as 空心蓮子草^[23].
• Alternanthera philoxeroides is commonly known as 長梗滿天星^[24].
• Alternanthera philoxeroides is commonly known as 喜旱莲子草^[25].
• Alternanthera philoxeroides is commonly known as 空心莲子草^[26].
• Alternanthera philoxeroides is commonly known as 革命草^[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Alternanthera philoxeroides is Alternanthera philoxeroides^[7]. It is classified at the rank of species^[4]. It is classified within Alternanthera^[5]. Recorded taxon common name include alligatorweed^[16], Alligatorkraut^[17], alligator weed^[18], 喜旱莲子草^[19], 水花生^[20], and 空心莲子草^[21].

Distribution

Alternanthera philoxeroides is endemic to Paraná River^[6].

Identifiers

Alternanthera philoxeroides's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 75386^[28]. Alternanthera philoxeroides's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 381410^[29]. Alternanthera philoxeroides's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 586920^[30]. Alternanthera philoxeroides's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3084923^[31]. Alternanthera philoxeroides's ITIS TSN is recorded as 20770^[32].

Why It Matters

Alternanthera philoxeroides ranks in the top 0.79% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,473 views/month, #1,551 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]