82. Acalypha velamea Baill.

Adansonia 5: 228 (Baillon 1865).

≡ Ricinocarpus vellameus (Baill.) Kuntze; = Acalypha communis var. brevipes Müll.Arg. ≡ A. brevipes (Müll.Arg.) Müll.Arg. ≡ R. brevipes (Müll.Arg.) Kuntze; = A. communis f. decumbens Müll.Arg.; = A. communis var. pallida Müll.Arg.; A. communis var. brevipetiolata Chodat & Hassl.

Voucher specimens

ARGENTINA – Corrientes • Keller, H. 14239; CTES.

BRAZIL – Goiás • Irwin, H.S. 7368; NY.

PARAGUAY – Amambay • Hassler, E. 8313; BM, NY .

Habit

Shrub. Native.

Habitat

Eastern Highlands: Cerrados; Pampas: Northern Rolling Pampas, alt. 500‒1000 m.

Distribution

Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay.

References

Cardiel et al. (2013a, 2022b), Cardiel & Muñoz-Rodríguez (2015).

Provisional conservation status

LC.