64. Acalypha salicifolia Müll.Arg.

Flora 47: 438 (Müller Argoviensis 1864).

≡ Ricinocarpus salicifolius (Müll.Arg.) Kuntze; = Acalypha macbridei I.M.Johnst.

Voucher specimens

ECUADOR – Napo • Cerón, C.E. 2193; F, GB, MO, NY, QCNE.

PERU – Loreto • Mexia, Y. 6213; BM, F, GH, K, NY, S, U, US .

Habit

Shrub or small tree to 7 m high. Native.

Habitat

Northern Andes: Northern Andean Highlands; Central Andes: Central High Andes, alt. (300‒)700‒1500 (‒1750) m.

Distribution

Ecuador and Peru.

References

Cardiel & Muñoz-Rodríguez (2012), Muñoz-Rodríguez et al. (2014).

Provisional conservation status

LC.