5. Acalypha alopecuroidea Jacq.

Collectanea 3: 196 (Jacquin 1789).

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

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.