Alternanthera pungens Kunth

SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
From THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL HERBARIUM
PLANTS of CEYLON
Alternant hera -p ungens Kunth
(Amaranthac ea.e)
LocalityRuhuna National Park,
Block I
Occurrence Near Buttawa Bungalow in
plot R38
Date 9 January 1969	Alt.	m
Coll.	No. 69010915E
H.G. Cooray & N. Balakrisbnan
Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia Remarks: Collected as voucher for ecological observations
1 .	Herb, prostrate, spreading;
y\'\V Aitemanthera pungens hbk opposite leaves; fruiting abundantly
0 \ 1	now; fruits very spiny; common
det. James A. Mears	N • WiraWBIl
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