74. Acalypha stachyura Pax

Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis 7: 110 (Lingelsheim et al. 1909).

= Acalypha macrophylla Ule; = A. ulei Radcl. -Sm. & Govaerts.

Voucher specimens

BOLIVIA – Beni • Beck, S. 16723; DAV, MO, NY .

BRAZIL – Amazonas • Krukoff, B.A. 4876; K, MO, NY, U .

COLOMBIA – Caquetá • Gentry, A.H. 9159; COL, MO, S .

ECUADOR – Napo • Asplund, E. 8867; MO, NY, QCA, US.

PERU – Loreto • Mexia, Y. 6168; BM F, GH, K, MO, NY, S, U, US .

Habit

Shrub or small tree to 7 m high. Native.

Habitat

Central Andes: Yungas; Amazonian-Orinocan Lowland: Amazon Irregular Plains and Piedmont, alt. (50‒)100‒1000(‒1500) m.

Distribution

Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.

References

Cardiel (1995a), Cardiel & Muñoz-Rodríguez (2012), Cardiel et al. (2013b, 2022b).

Provisional conservation status

LC.