EPPO Global Database

Alternanthera bettzickiana(ALRBE)

Overview
Code created in: 2014-01-15

Basic information
  • EPPO Code: ALRBE
  • Preferred name: Alternanthera bettzickiana
  • Authority: (Regel) Nicholson

Notes

South America. Widely cultivated as an ornamental. Introduced in Western Asia, Indian subcontinent, China, southeast Asia, central Africa, North America, Caribbean, Australia


Other scientific names
Name Authority
Alternanthera amoena (Lemaire) Voss
Tenanthera bettzickiana Regel

Common names
Name Language
calico plant English
Joseph's coat English
joyweed English
parrot leaf English
shoofly English
jamón con huevos Spanish
pajarito Spanish
sanguinaria Spanish
sinvergüencita Spanish
jǐn xiù xiàn Chinese
锦绣苋 Chinese