A. ficoidea has leaves with stalks 1-4 mm long. The leaf blade is oval, pinnate base, pointed or rounded tip, green or red or yellow color, slightly wavy surface and white hair.
Inflorescence terminal or axillary and 2-5 per flower stalk. Bracts are 1.5-3 mm long and pointed. The corolla and calyx are white tepals, the outer part is 3-4 mm long and hairy. About 5 stamens with linear anthers. The ovaries are smooth and very short.
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Subphylum: Angiospermae
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Subfamily: Gomphrenoideae
Genus: Alternanthera
Species: Alternanthera ficoidea
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