15. Acalypha brasiliensis Müll.Arg. nom. cons.

Linnaea 34 (1): 37 (Müller Argoviensis 1865).

≡ Ricinocarpus brasiliensis (Müll.Arg.) Kuntze; = Acalypha subsana Mart. ex Colla nom. rej.; = A. brasiliensis var. mollis Müll.Arg.; = A. dupraeana var. arciana Baill. nom. illeg. superfl.; = A. arciana Müll.Arg. ≡ R. arcianus (Müll.Arg.) Kuntze.

Habit

Shrub. Native.

Habitat

Eastern Highlands: Cerrados, Caatinga and Atlantic Forests, alt. 0‒1000(‒1400) m.

Distribution

Argentina and Brazil.

References

Cardiel & Muñoz-Rodríguez (2015), Cardiel et al. (2022b).

Provisional conservation status

LC.

Remarks

Acalypha brasiliensis is a morphologically complex species of which numerous infraspecific taxa have been described; three subspecies are currently recognised (Cardiel et al. 2022b).