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Alternanthera porrigens

(Jacq.) Kuntze (1891)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-CoreEudicot Order: Caryophyllales Family: Amaranthaceae Genus: Alternanthera

dwarf bozu

Description

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Historical Distribution

Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

O'ahu Only found in cultivation
Hawai'i Only found in cultivation

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Specimens

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 538 (1891)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Alternanthera porrigens Hilo; H. Eunice Nursery, 792 Kealakai St., in the Panaewa Farm Lots Cultivated in commercial nursery for sale as ornamental. Preserved_Specimen Herbst, D.R. 9275 Hawaii BISH 1991-01-09
2 Alternanthera porrigens Ala Wai Park at the end of University Ave on the edge of the Ala Wai Planted in community garden Preserved_Specimen Faccenda, K. 2540 Oahu BISH 2022-07-16
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