31. Acalypha gracilis Spreng.

Systema vegetabilium 4 (2): 315 (Sprengel 1827).

≡ Ricinocarpus gracilis (Spreng.) Kuntze; = Acalypha gracilis var. fruticulosa Müll.Arg.; = A. divaricata Klotzsch ex Baill. ≡ A. gracilis var. divaricata (Baill.) Pax & K.Hoffm.; = A. gracilis var. pubescens Müll.Arg.

Voucher specimens

ARGENTINA – Buenos Aires • Cabrera, A.L. 2024; F, GH, NY.

BRAZIL – São Paulo • Cordeiro, I. 1318; ESA, HRCB, MAUAM, SP, UEC.

PARAGUAY – Guairá • Soria, N. 2920; MA, NY.

URUGUAY – Artigas • Rosengurtt, B. B-3764; GH.

Habit

Herb or subshrub. Native.

Habitat

Eastern Highlands:Cerrados and Atlantic Forests; Gran Chaco:Humid Chaco, alt. (30‒)300‒1000(‒1550) m.

Distribution

Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay.

References

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

Provisional conservation status

LC.