Acalypha alopecuroidea Jacq.

Cardiel, José María, Muñoz-Rodríguez, Pablo, González-Berdasco, Álvaro & Montero-Muñoz, Iris, 2023, Catalogue and red list of Acalypha L. (Euphorbiaceae) from South America, European Journal of Taxonomy 886, pp. 1-92 : 9-10

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5852/ejt.2023.886.2201
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8231690
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/3F7387D3-FF81-6916-FDAC-FACEFF20FD14
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Acalypha alopecuroidea Jacq.
status

Treatment

5. Acalypha alopecuroidea Jacq. View in CoL View at ENA

Collectanea 3: 196 ( Jacquin 1789).

≡ Ricinocarpus alopecuroides (Jacq.) Kuntze ; = Acalypha aristata Kunth View in CoL ≡ R. aristatus (Kunth) Kuntze. View in CoL

Voucher specimens

BRAZIL – Goias • Gardner, G. 3976; BM, K.

COLOMBIA – Cundinamarca • Fernández Alonso, J.L. 8153; COL, MA.

ECUADOR – Guayas • Valverde, F.M. 334; COL, US .

PERU – San Martín • Klug, G. 4402; BM , F, GH, K, MO, NY, S, US.

VENEZUELA – Zulia • Steyermark, J.A 100207; DAV, VEN .

Habit

Herb. Native in the Caribbean coast of Colombia and Venezuela, probably introduced in Brazil, Ecuador, and Peru.

Habitat

Northern Andes: Caribe /Pacific Lowland Plains and Hills, and Venezuelan Coastal Andes, alt. 0‒500(‒1100) m.

Distribution

Native of Central America and Caribbean Region, probably introduced in the United States and Northern and Central South America ( Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela).

References

Cardiel & Muñoz-Rodríguez (2012), Cardiel et al. (2013b, 2022b).

Provisional conservation status

LC.