Higher Classification: > Kingdom Plantae > Subkingdom Viridiplantae > Infrakingdom Streptophyta > Division Tracheophyta > Subdivision Spermatophytina > Class Magnoliopsida > Superorder Caryophyllanae > Order Caryophyllales > Family Amaranthaceae > Genus Alternanthera

Alternanthera pungens Kunth

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Alternanthera*	Forssk.	accepted genus name
*Alternanthera angustifolia*	R. Br.	taxonomically included in
*Alternanthera bettzickiana*	(Regel) G. Nicholson	taxonomically included in
*Alternanthera caracasana*	Kunth	taxonomically included in
*Alternanthera denticulata*	R. Br.	taxonomically included in
*Alternanthera ficoidea*	(L.) Schult.	taxonomically included in
*Alternanthera flavogrisea*	(Urb.) Urb.	taxonomically included in
*Alternanthera nodiflora*	R. Br.	taxonomically included in
*Alternanthera paronychioides*	A. St.-Hil.	taxonomically included in
*Alternanthera philoxeroides*	(Mart.) Griseb.	taxonomically included in
*Alternanthera pilosa*	Moq.	taxonomically included in
*Alternanthera pubiflora*	(Benth.) Kuntze	taxonomically included in
*Alternanthera pungens*	Kunth	taxonomically included in
*Alternanthera sessilis*	(L.) DC.	taxonomically included in
*Alternanthera tenella*	Colla	taxonomically included in

Species group names

*Illecebrum pungens*	(Kunth) Spreng.	homotypic synonym
*Telanthera pungens*	(Kunth) Moq.	homotypic synonym
*Achyranthes repens*	L.	heterotypic synonym
*Alternanthera repens*	(L.) Link	heterotypic synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Catalan: alternantera punxosa sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Spanish, Castillian: bretana de Canarias; bretaña de Canarias; brevata; sangradera; sanguinaria de Cuba