Tuesday, August 27, 2019

8. Alternanthera sessilis (or) Sessile joyweed:


Author:
Dr. P. Yowan Jeba Raj, M.Sc., B.Ed., Ph.D.
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Alternanthera sessilis (or) Sessile joyweed:
It is a species of plant in Alternanthera genus (which having 137 species) in Amaranthaceae family.
1. Plant Photo Pose(s):

2. Systematic & Common Name(s)
Sessile joyweed
Alternanthera sessilis
(L.), R. Br. ex DC.
1813
Binomial name

Common name(s)
Tamil name(s)
(in English)
Alternanthera sissilis
1
Sessile joyweed
nghd;dhq;fz;zp
Ponnanganni

2
Dwarf copperleaf
Mw;Wg; nghd;dhq;fz;zp
River ponnanganni
(Synonyms Link)




3. Scientific Classification:

Sessile joyweed
Alternanthera sessilis
(L.), R. Br. ex DC.
1813
Sl. No.
Categories
Description
1.
Empire (or Domain):
Eukaryote
-
2.
Kingdom:
Plantae
- plants
3.
Division (or Phylum):
Tracheophyta
- vascular plants
4.
Class:
Magnoliopsida
- dicots
5.
Order:
Caryophyllales
-
6.
Family:
Amaranthaceae
- amaranth family
*
Tribe:
---
-
7.
Genus:
Alternanathera
- joyweed
*
Section:
---
-
8.
Species:
sessilis
- sessile joyweed
*
Binomial name:
Alternanthera sessilis
4. Plant Photo-gallery:

References:
1.         R. Br. Ex DC., Cat. Pl. Horti. Monsp., 1813, 77.
2.         Alternanthera sessilis – Wikipedia
3.         Alternanthera – www.theplantlist.org
4.         P.-C. Kuo, M.-L. Yang, P.-L. Wu, H.-N. Shih, T.N. Thang, N.X. Dung, T.-S. Wu, J. Asian Nat. Prod. Res., 2008, 10(7), 689-693.

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