EPPO Global Database

Alternanthera paronychioides(ALRPA)

Overview
Code created in: 1996-10-28

Basic information
  • EPPO Code: ALRPA
  • Preferred name: Alternanthera paronychioides
  • Authority: St-Hilaire

Notes

Mexico, Central America, Caribbean, South America. Introduced in Europe, Himalayas, India, Bangladesh, Indochina, Malesia, China, USA (eastern)


Other scientific names
Name Authority
Alternanthera polygonoides var. radicans (Moquin-Tandon) M. Gómez
Telanthera polygonoides var. diffusa (von Martius) Moquin-Tandon

Common names
Name Language
smooth chaff flower English
smooth joyweed English (US)
sanguinaria Spanish (CU)
yerba de ojo Spanish
panela Portuguese (BR)
quebra Portuguese (BR)
huá lián zǐ cǎo Chinese
华莲子草 Chinese