77. Acalypha stricta Poepp.

Nova Genera ac Species Plantarum quas in Regno Chilensi Peruviano 3: 21 (Poeppig 1841).

≡ Ricinocarpus strictus (Poepp.) Kuntze; = Acalypha urostachya Baill. ≡ R. urostachyus (Baill.) Kuntze; = A. benensis Britton ex Rusby; = A. tomentosula Ule; = A. mapirensis Pax; = A. mapirensis var. scabra Pax & K.Hoffm.; = A. mapirensis var. pubescens Pax & K.Hoffm.; = A. variegata Rusby; = A. bopiana Rusby.

Voucher specimens

BOLIVIA – La Paz • Bang, M. 217; BM, C, G, GH, K, M, MA, NY, S, US.

BRAZIL – Acre • Daly, D.C. 8233; MO, NY.

PERU – San Martín • Belshaw, C.M. 3189; F, GH, K, MO, NY, U, US .

Habit

Shrub or small tree to 5 m high. Native.

Habitat

Central Andes: Yungas; Amazonian-Orinocan Lowland: Amazon Irregular Plains and Piedmont, alt. 100‒1500(‒2500) m.

Distribution

Bolivia, Brazil, and Peru.

References

Cardiel et al. (2013b, 2022b).

Provisional conservation status

LC.