Common name
English: Sessile Joyweed
Mandarin: 莲子草 (lian zi cao)
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Caryophyllales (114)
Family: Amaranthaceae (17)(family description)
Genus: Alternanthera (2)
Epithet: sessilis (L.) R. Br. ex DC. (1)
Synonyms: Achyranthes sessilis (L.) Desf. ex Steud., Alternanthera glabra Moq., Alternanthera nodiflora R. Br., Gomphrena sessilis L.
glabra => without hair, smooth, bald, bare
nodiflora => flowers at the nodes
sessilis => sitting close, destitute of a stalk
Characteristics
Climate: tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: herb
Flower colour: white
External links
Check for Alternanthera sessilis at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [187] Alternanthera sessilis - Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk
- [1583] Alternanthera sessilis - Flora of China @ efloras.org