Alternanthera tenella Colla tenella (Mem. Reale Accad. Sci. Torino 23: 131. 1829.)
Localities: West Indies (native), Lesser Antilles (native) [Grenada, Barbados, Dominica, Maria Galante,Martinique, Monserrat, St. Lucia, St. Vincent], Greater Antilles [ Cuba (native), Hispaniola (native)[ Dominican Republic, Haiti,], Puerto Rico (native)[], Virgin Islands (native) ( St. John, St. Thomas, Tortola, ) ], Bahamas (native), North America (Mexico), Mexico (native), Central America (native), South America (native),
Common Names: Herbe à albumine (L. Antilles),
Citations:1). Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. et al. 1996. Flora of St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 78: 1-581. 2). Correll, D.S. and H.B. Correll, 1982. Flora of the Bahama Archipelago. J. Cramer, FL-9490 Vaduz, Germany. 1692 pp. 3). Howard, R.A. 1974-1989. Flora of the Lesser Antilles. Vols. 1-6. Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University. Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. 4). Liogier, A.H. 1982-2000. La flora de la Española. Univ. Central de Este, San Pedro de Macoris. Taller, República Dominicana. 5). Liogier, A.H. 1985-1997. Descriptive Flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands. Spermatophyta. Vols. 1-5. Editorial Universitaria, Universidad de Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico. 6). Liogier, A.H. and L.F. Martorell. 1982. Flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands: a systematic synopsis. Editorial de la Universidad de Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico. 7). Tropicos.org. 2008. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis. Website: www.tropicos.org
Last edited 28 Jul 09