71. Acalypha senilis Baill.

Adansonia 5: 228 (Baillon 1865).

≡ Ricinocarpus senilis (Baill.) Kuntze; = Acalypha rotundifolia Herter.

Voucher specimens

ARGENTINA – Corrientes • Pedersen, T.M. 13431; C, NY, MO .

BRAZIL – Rio Grande do Sul • Sacco, J.C. 467; FLOR, RB .

PARAGUAY – Itapúa • Zardini, E.M. 51579; AS, M, MAUAM, MO .

URUGUAY – Río Negro • Gibert, E. 208; K, P .

Habit

Herb or subshrub. Native.

Habitat

Eastern Highlands: Cerrados; Gran Chaco: Humid Chaco; Pampas: Northern Rolling Pampas, alt. 50‒ 500 m.

Distribution

Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay.

References

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

Provisional conservation status

LC.