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Alternanthera micrantha
As recorded: Alternanthera micrantha R.E.Fr.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Amaranthaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.
- Collector number
- 24251
- Date
- November 25, 1950
- Locality
- Darwin area. Ferguson River Crossing, NS road
- Region
- Northern Territory, Australia
- Elevation
- 305 m
- Identified by
- Blake, S.T.; Smith, S.S.T. Blake →L.S. Smith →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 25, 1950, St.John, H. also collected 15 other specimens.
Alternanthera micrantha observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1950. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-01.

2026-05-01
Rio Branco, 37100 Departamento de Cerro Largo, Uruguay
(c) Juan Ignacio Davoine, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-04-22
RPPN Papagaio-de-Altitude, Urupema, Santa Catarina, Brasil
(c) Liu Idárraga Orozco, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Alternanthera micrantha. BISH 446699. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956670070. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/446699.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956670070 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
