Acalypha alopecuroidea

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Malpighiales

Familia: Euphorbiaceae
Subfamilia: Acalyphoideae
Tribus: Acalypheae
Genus: Acalypha
Species: Acalypha alopecuroidea
Name

Acalypha alopecuroidea Jacq., 1792
Synonyms

Homotypic
Ricinocarpus alopecuroidea (Jacq.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 617 (1891).
Heterotypic

Acalypha aristata Kunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 2: 93 (1817).
Acalypha alopecuroidea lusus glanduligera Klotzsch in B.Seemann, Bot. Voy. Herald: 102 (1853).
Acalypha alopecuroidea f. glanduligera (Klotzsch) Müll.Arg., Linnaea 34: 50 (1865).
Acalypha alopecuroidea lusus hispida Müll.Arg., Linnaea ? : 50 (1865).
Ricinocarpus aristatus (Kunth) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 617 (1891).

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America
Regional: Mexico
Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest
Continental: Southern America
Regional: Central America
Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama
Regional: Caribbean
Bahamas, Bermuda, Cayman Is., Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Windward Is.
Regional: Western South America
Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Jacquin, N.J. 1786–1793. Icones Plantarum Rariorum. Vol. 3. 24 pp., pl. 455–648. Vindobonae. BHL Reference page. : 19

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Acalypha alopecuroidea in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jun 03. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Acalypha alopecuroidea. Published online. Accessed: Jun 03 2020.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Acalypha alopecuroidea in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jun 03. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2020. Acalypha alopecuroidea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 03 Jun 2020.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Acalypha alopecuroidea in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.