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.