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Alternanthera nodiflora

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Name

Identification
Alternanthera nodiflora R.Br. [family AMARANTHACEAE ]
Related name
  • Alternanthera nodiflora
Common name
  • abanase-abanase (JMD) (GHANA, AKAN-TWI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • zufien (K&B) (IVORY COAST, ANYI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • ewé owó (Kennedy) (NIGERIA, YORUBA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • missinikumbré (Brossart, A. Chev.) (GUINEA, MANDING-MANINKA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • kunindingturo = little bird’s comb (Fox; DF) (THE GAMBIA, MANDING-MANDINKA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • buúzún maúràyaá = cob antelope’s mat (IMD) mài-kái-dúbuú = thousand-headed (JMD; ZOG) (NIGERIA, HAUSA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • gambarin marmoru, gambari: shirt, (BM; RES) (NIGERIA, HAUSA (West)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1

Flora

Entry for Alternanthera nodiflora R. Br. [family AMARANTHACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of West Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of West Tropical Africa, Vol 1, Part 1,
Names
Alternanthera nodiflora R. Br. [family AMARANTHACEAE], —F.T.A. 6, 1: 73.
Alternanthera sessilis var. nodiflora (R. Br.) O. Ktze. [family AMARANTHACEAE], —ChevBot531
Information
Decumbent herb, often with woody rootstock; flowers white.
Range
Widespread in tropical Africa
Distribution
Sen. Heudelot 130! Dakar (May) Baldwin 5716!Gam. Genieri (Feb.) Fox 89!Fr. Sud. Bellamy!Fr. G. fide Chev. l.c.N. Nig. Sokoto (Dec.) Moiser 253! Kano (Dec.) Hagerup 665! Nguru (June) Onochie FHI 23342! R. Benue (Sept.) Talbot!
Distribution (external)
India
Malaya
Australia

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