{"id":1223376,"date":"2011-02-04T11:16:22","date_gmt":"2011-02-04T11:16:22","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-12-24T18:55:15","modified_gmt":"2024-12-24T13:25:15","slug":"alternanthera-pungens-kunth","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/efi\/alternanthera-pungens-kunth\/","title":{"rendered":"Alternanthera pungens"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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Alternanthera<\/i>pungens<\/i> Kunth<\/span><\/a>, Nov. Gen. Sp. 2: 206 1818<\/i>. (Syn: Achyranthes<\/i>leiantha<\/i> (Seub.) Standl.<\/span><\/a>; ….; Alternanthera<\/i>achyrantha<\/i> R.Br. ex Sweet<\/span><\/a>; ….; Bucholzia<\/i>spinescens<\/i> Gillies ex Moq.<\/span><\/a>; Celosia<\/i>echinata<\/i> Humb. & Bonpl. ex Schult.<\/span><\/a>; Desmochaeta<\/i>sordida<\/i> Bunbury<\/span><\/a>; Guilleminea<\/i>procumbens<\/i> Rojas Acosta<\/span><\/a>; Illecebrum<\/i>pungens<\/i> (Kunth) Spreng.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0….; Pityranthus<\/i>crassifolius<\/i> Mart.<\/span><\/a>; Pupalia<\/i>sordida<\/i> Moq.<\/span><\/a>; Telanthera<\/i>pungens<\/i> (Kunth) Moq.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0….)<\/div>\n
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Much branched mat-forming herb, creeping, densely hairy; leaves rhomboid-ovate to obovate, up to 5 cm long, in unequal pairs, apex obtuse with mucro, petiole up to 1 cm long; flowers in sessile axillary globose heads; bracts up to 4 mm long, spiny at tip, bracteoles without spiny tip; tepals unequal, outer 2 ellptic-deltoid, 5 mm long, 3-veined, midvein produced into spine, central elliptic, inner two smaller; pseudostaminodes shorter than stamens, entire or irregularly dentate; utricle brown, ellipsoid.<\/span><\/div>\n
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A. pungens<\/b><\/i> is a plant of dry wastelands and has much larger broader leaves, stiffer branches and very spiny tepals.<\/span> The species is quite distinct<\/span> but often confused with A. paronychoides<\/b>. <\/i>A. paronychoides<\/i> is a plant of wet habitats with softer almost succulent stems, smaller narrower leaves and softer whitish tepals without sharp (pungent) tips<\/span>.
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Chenopodiaceae and Amaranthaceae Week: Alternanthera pungens Kunth from Delhi, Manali and Ramban:<\/a>
\nAlternanthera pungens<\/i><\/b> Kunth in Humboldt & Bonpland, Nov. Gen. Sp. 2: 206. 1818.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Syn: <\/span>Achyranthes<\/i> repens<\/i> Linnaeus;<\/span> Alternanthera<\/i> repens<\/i> (Linnaeus) Link.<\/span>
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Common names: Khaki weed; creeping chaffweed<\/b><\/span>
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Much branched mat-forming herb, creeping, densely hairy; leaves rhomboid-ovate to obovate, up to 5 cm long, in unequal pairs, apex obtuse with mucro, petiole up to 1 cm long; flowers in sessile axillary globose heads; bracts up to 4 mm long, spiny at tip, bracteoles without spiny tip; tepals unequal, outer 2 ellptic-deltoid, 5 mm long, 3-veined, midvein produced into spine, central elliptic, inner two smaller; pseudostaminodes shorter than stamens, entire or irregularly dentate; utricle brown, ellipsoid.<\/span>
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Chenopodiaceae and Amaranthaceae Week: BS04: Alternanthera pungens from Panipat Haryana:<\/a>\u00a0Alternanthera pungens<\/i> from Panipat Haryana<\/span><\/p>\n

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AMARANTHACEAE-CHENOPODIACEAE week DSR 004: Alternanthera pungens:<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0Alternanthera pungens<\/i><\/b> Kunth (Amaranthaceae<\/i>) is a widespread species in Indian plains. It is another invasive alien species having its origin in Tropical America.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

A prostrate perennial herb, this species occupy relatively drier patches of soil as compared to other Alternanthera<\/i> species.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
Within Alternanthera<\/i> genus four species are noxious weeds and placed in the category of Invasive Alien Species in India; these are A.paronichioides<\/i>, A.philoxeroides<\/i>, A. pungens<\/i> and A. tenella<\/i>. Invasive alien species, though enrich the vegetation but since they also replace native species, are considered as second largest threat to biodiversity.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Yes … Very common in Delhi <\/span>along roadsides and wastelands.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Chenopodiaceae and Amaranthaceae Week: MDN 01: Alternanthera species?:<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Probably Alternanthera pungens<\/i> Kunth<\/div>\n
Family: Amaranthaceae<\/i><\/div>\n
Location: Jath, Dist- Sangali, Maharashtra<\/span><\/div>\n
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Date- 4th Sept. 2010<\/p>\n

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Yes Alternanthera pungens<\/i><\/p>\n

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17042014Al191 Weed for ID<\/a> : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1 + 1).<\/span><\/div>\n
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Found in Bangalore<\/span>, growing amongst grass<\/span><\/p>\n

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Alternanthera pungens<\/i> in my opinion…<\/p>\n

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Confirm if A. pungens<\/i>?<\/p>\n

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Look like Alternanthera pungens<\/i><\/p>\n

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Need Id assistance of Amaranthaceous taxon collected from JNU campus<\/a> :<\/div>\n
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I need id of following images belonging to Amaranthaceae<\/i>
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May be Alternanthera pungens<\/i>…<\/p>\n

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Alternanthera pungens<\/i>.<\/p>\n

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Alternanthera pungens from Delhi – indiantreepix | Google Groups<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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(130409SCS3-4) Tough ID for a ground-carpet weed – indiantreepix | Google Groups<\/span><\/span><\/a>
\nFlora of Panipat District- Alternanthera pungens – efloraofindia | Google Groups<\/span><\/span><\/a>
\nAlternanthera pungens from Manali, HP – indiantreepix | Google Groups<\/span><\/span><\/a>
\nAmranthaceae? id 251109MK2 – indiantreepix | Google Groups<\/span><\/span><\/a>
\n(110509SCS3-4) Is it Trianthema portulacastrum ? – indiantreepix | Google Groups<\/span><\/span><\/a>
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Alternanthera pungens growing in Delhi<\/span><\/a>: I am uploading Alternanthera pungens<\/i> characterised by prostrate habit, broadly obovate leaves and flowers with sharp spiny perianth lobes.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Photographed from waste lands, mostly in dry places<\/span>, at Vikas Puri in Delhi.<\/span><\/p>\n

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–\u00a0Prostrate one with broadly ovate leaves.<\/p>\n

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Alternanthera pungens from Ramban, Jammu & Kashmir and Delhi<\/span><\/a>:<\/div>\n
Alternanthera pungens<\/b><\/i> Kunth, F. W. H. A. von Humboldt et al., Nov. gen. sp. 2:165[folio]; 2:206[quarto]. 1818
\nSyn:\u00a0Achyranthes repens<\/i> L., Alternanthera achyrantha<\/i> (L.) R. Br.,\u00a0\u00a0Alternanthera repens<\/i> (L.) Link, Illecebrum achyrantha<\/i> L.<\/div>\n
Common name: Khaki weed<\/b><\/div>\n
Prostrate mat-forming perennial, much branched with prostrate branches; leaves broadly rhomboid-ovate to obovate, 1.5-4 cm long; inflorescence sessile globose , up to 1 cm across; tepals unequal, with sharp spiny tips.<\/span><\/div>\n
The species is quite distinct<\/span> but often confused with A. paronychoides<\/i><\/span>, and the plant of latter is still labelled as A. pungens<\/i> at FOI website. A. pungens<\/b><\/i> is a plant of dry wastelands and has much larger broader leaves, stiffer branches and very spiny tepals.<\/span> It is very common in Delhi<\/span>. A. paronychoides<\/b><\/i> is a plant of wet habitats with softer almost succulent stems, smaller narrower leaves and softer whitish tepals without sharp (pungent) tips<\/span>.<\/div>\n
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Also common in our Area Thanks Sir for detailed information about This<\/p>\n

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Photo for Identification- 100619TH1<\/a> : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2)<\/span> – 2 Mb each.<\/div>\n
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PLEASE HELP ME TO IDENTIFY THIS PLANT<\/p>\n

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Alternanthera pungens<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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Wild weed with a creeping habit<\/a> : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (2)<\/span><\/div>\n
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Wild weed with a creeping habit<\/span> seen today (10.9.20)<\/span> morning near a lake.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Alternanthera pungens Amaranthaceae<\/em><\/p>\n

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Request for identification of this water-associated plant.<\/div>\n
Date: 15th June 2020<\/span><\/div>\n
Time: 1007 hrs<\/span><\/div>\n
Location- Sutlej river bank, Near Luhnu Cricket stadium, Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh<\/span><\/div>\n
Habitat- Wild, riverine<\/span><\/div>\n
Plant Habit- Herb, growing prostrately <\/span><\/div>\n
Height: a few centimeters
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Amaranthaceae: Alternanthera pungens Kunth<\/a>: 1 high res. image.
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Alternantherapungens Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 2: 206 1818. (Syn: Achyranthesleiantha (Seub.) Standl.; ….; Alternantheraachyrantha R.Br. ex Sweet; ….; Bucholziaspinescens Gillies ex Moq.; Celosiaechinata Humb. & Bonpl. ex Schult.; Desmochaetasordida Bunbury; Guillemineaprocumbens Rojas Acosta; Illecebrumpungens (Kunth) Spreng.\u00a0….; Pityranthuscrassifolius Mart.; Pupaliasordida Moq.; Telantherapungens (Kunth) Moq.\u00a0….) . Common names: Khaki weed; creeping chaffweed;…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"ht-kb-category":[5193],"ht-kb-tag":[],"class_list":["post-1223376","ht_kb","type-ht_kb","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","ht_kb_category-alternanthera"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/1223376","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ht_kb"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1223376"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/1223376\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1223376"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb-category?post=1223376"},{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb-tag?post=1223376"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}