87. Acalypha wilkesiana Müll.Arg.

Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 15 (2): 817 (Müller Argoviensis 1866).

Voucher specimens

BOLIVIA – La Paz • Solomon, J.C. 14276; LPB, MO.

BRAZIL – São Paulo • Coe Teixeira, B. 261; SP.

COLOMBIA – Valle del Cauca • Duque, J.M. 4372; COL.

ECUADOR – Imbabura • Cerón, C.E. 7158; QCNE, MO.

GUYANA – Northwest District • De La Cruz, J.S. 3801; F, GH, NY.

PARAGUAY – Central • Pérez, B. 1034; MO.

PERU – Loreto • Williams, L. 2010; F, US.

VENEZUELA – Bolívar • López-Palacios, S. 4344; NY .

Habit

Shrub. Introduced.

Distribution

Native to the Melanesian Island of Fiji (Sagun et al. 2010); introduced as ornamental throughout the tropics and frequently naturalised. South America (Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, and Venezuela).

References

Sagun et al. (2010), Cardiel et al. (2022b).