學名發表文獻

R. Brown, Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae 1: 417. 1810.  (Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holl.)

台灣首次記錄發表文獻

Liu et al., Quarterly journal of the Taiwan Museum 8: 290. 1955.  (Quart. J. Taiwan Mus.)

異名

• Alternanthera nodiflora R. Brown
  Chuang & Kuo, Amaranth. Taiwan Publ. Bot. Dept. Natl. Taiwan Univ. 48. 1967.
• Alternanthera polygonoides (Linn) R. Brown
  Ying, Quarterly journal (Bulletin) of the experimental forest of National Taiwan University 1(1): 88. 1987.  (Quart. J. Exp. For. Natl. Taiwan Univ.)

各語言俗名

• 中
  旱蓮草. 耐驚菜. 蟚蜞菊. 節節花. 滿天星. 紅田烏.
• 英
  Star-sky alternanthera. Narrow-leaved alternanthera.
• 日
  ほしのげいとう. ほそばつるのげいとう.
• 原
  Pagaga'ttu (Paiwan).
• 台
  Chhân o chháu. Chá liân chháu. Âng kut chhoah phīn chháu. Âng hoe bák chhài. Âng hoe bìt chhài. Âng chhân o. Âng chhân o chháu. Chhân pin chháu. Chat chat hoe.

參考文獻

• Wu, Yang, Teng, Chang, Yang and Hsieh, Taiwania 55(2): 146. 2010.
• W. C. Lin, Wild flowers of Taiwan - the 1300 species found in the lower elevation . 2005.  (Wild flowers of Taiwan)
• Yang, A list of plants in Taiwan . 1982.  (List Pl. Taiwan)