Amaranthaceae
Calicoplant
Alternanthera bettzickiana
- Family
- Amaranthaceae
- Genus
- Alternanthera
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Common names
By language (4)
- Chinese
- 毛蓮子草, 红草, 锦绣苋, 五色草, 毛莲子草, 空心苋, 红绿草, 红节节草
- English
- Calicoplant, Sanguinaria
- Indonesian
- Kaliko
- Malayalam
- കാട്ടുപൊന്നാങ്കണ്ണി
Synonyms
- Achyranthes bettzickiana (Regel) Standl.
- Achyranthes picta Passer.
- Alternanthera amabilis hort. ex Lem.
- Alternanthera amabilis var. tricolor Linden & André
- Alternanthera amoena (Lem.) Voss
- Alternanthera amoena f. amabilis (Lem.) Voss
- Alternanthera amoena f. reinhardii Voss
- Alternanthera amoena f. rosea Voss
- Alternanthera amoena f. sessilis Voss
- Alternanthera amoena f. spectabilis Voss
- Alternanthera amoena f. typica Voss
- Alternanthera articulata O.Stützer
- Alternanthera articulata f. capitellata O.Stützer
- Alternanthera articulata f. capitulifera O.Stützer
- Alternanthera articulata var. minuta O.Stützer
- Alternanthera bettzickiana f. aurea Voss
- Alternanthera bettzickiana f. kurzii Voss
- Alternanthera bettzickiana f. spathulata (Lem.) Voss
- Alternanthera bettzickiana var. spathulata (Lem.) Seub.
- Alternanthera coerilis hort.
- Alternanthera cyclophylla (Seub.) Schinz
- Alternanthera ficoidea var. amoena (Lem.) L.B.Sm. & Downs
- Alternanthera ficoidea var. bettzickiana (Regel) Backer
- Alternanthera ficoidea var. spathulata (Lem.) L.B.Sm. & Downs
- Alternanthera ficoides var. bettzickiana (Regel) Backer
- Alternanthera kerberi Uline & W.L.Bray
- Alternanthera paronychioides hort. ex Regel
- Alternanthera paronychioides var. bettzickiana (Regel) Fosberg
- Alternanthera purpurea hort. ex Pynaert
- Alternanthera reinhardii hort.
- Alternanthera rosea Voss
- Alternanthera sessilis var. amoena Lem.
- Alternanthera spathulata Lem.
- Alternanthera tenella var. bettzickiana (Regel) Veldkamp
- Alternanthera variegata K.Koch
- Alternanthera versicolor f. aurea Voss
- Amarantesia brasiliensis hort. ex Regel
- Telanthera bettzickiana Regel
- Telanthera picta K.Koch
Photos
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.