Alternanthera bettzickiana (Regel) G.Nicholson

This species is native to W South America, extending to Brazil; introduced and cultivated in other part of the world. (Ref. POWO; 2023). There are 2 species of Alternanthera found in Oman. (Ref. Oman Botanic Garden).

Alien

علم تشكل النبات


Perennial herb ; up to 20-50 cm tall . Stems erect or ascending , much branched , apical part quadrangular , basal part cylindric , hairy at apex and nodes . Leaves 1-6 x 0 . 5-2 mm , often purplish , oblong , oblong-ovate , or spatulate , hairy when young , glabrescent , base acuminate , margin undulate , apex acute or obtuse , mith a mucro ; petiole slightly hairy . Inflorescences in rounded head of 2-5 , terminal or axillary , 5-10 mm , sessile ; bracts and bracteols ovate-lanceolate . Flowers small , yellowish green ; tepals white , ovate-oblong ; stamens 5 , all bearing anthers ; ovary glabrous . Fruit undeveloped . (Ref . Miller & Cope ; 1996) .

وقت الإزهار


No Data

الوضع البيئي الحالي


Not Evaluated (NE)

الوفرة


Not Common

التوزيع الجغرافي والبيئي


الوصف غير متاح حاليًا

Distribution Map

المرادفات


Achyranthes bettzickiana (Regel) Standl.
Alternanthera bettzickiana f. typica Voss
Alternanthera ficoidea var. bettzickiana (Regel) Backer
Alternanthera paronychioides var. bettzickiana (Regel) Fosberg
Alternanthera tenella var. bettzickiana (Regel) Veldkamp
Telanthera bettzickiana Regel

الإكثار


No data

العناية بالنبات


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الأسماء الشائعة


Calico Plant
Green Hedge

الأسماء المحلية


Not available

الاستخدامات


Not recorded yet.

المراجع


*Ghazanfar, S. (2003). Flora of the Sultanate of Oman, vol.1: Piperaceae – Primulaceae. Meise, National Botanic Garden of Belgium (Scripta Botanica Begica, Vol. 25). ISBN 90-72619-55-2 ISSN 0779-2387. *https://en.wikipedia.org *https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org *Miller, A., Morris, M. (1988). Plants of Dhofar, the Southern Region of Oman: Traditional, Economic, and Medicinal Uses. Published by Office of the Adviser for Conservation of the Environment, Diwan of Royal Court, Sultanate of Oman; ISBN 10: 0715708082 ISSN 13: 9780715708088. *Miller, A.G. & Cope, T.A. (1996). Flora of the Arabian Peninsula and Socotra 1: 1-586. Edinburgh university press. ISBN 0748604758. *Patzelt, A. & al. (2020). Studies in the flora of Arabia: XXXIV. Sixty new records from the Sultanate of Oman Edinburgh Journal of Botany 77: 413-437. *Patzelt, A., Harrison, T., Knees, S.G. & Hartley, L.A. (2014). Studies in the flora of Arabia: XXXI. New records from the Sultanate of Oman Edinburgh Journal of Botany 71: 161-180. *Patzelt, A. ... Expand

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