Acalypha herzogiana Pax & K.Hoffm

Cardiel, José María, Muñoz-Rodríguez, Pablo, González-Berdasco, Álvaro & Montero-Muñoz, Iris, 2023, Catalogue and red list of Acalypha L. (Euphorbiaceae) from South America, European Journal of Taxonomy 886, pp. 1-92 : 31

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5852/ejt.2023.886.2201
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8231764
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/3F7387D3-FF97-6900-FDD7-FC94FCA6FE96
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Acalypha herzogiana Pax & K.Hoffm
status

Treatment

33. Acalypha herzogiana Pax & K.Hoffm View in CoL View at ENA

Mededeelingen van’s Rijks-Herbarium 40: 24 ( Pax 1921).

= Acalypha nitschkeana Pax & K.Hoffm. View in CoL

Voucher specimens

ARGENTINA – Misiones • Molfino, J.F. s.n.; BAF.

BOLIVIA – La Paz • Beck, S. 27697; LPB, MA.

BRAZIL – Paraná • Dombrowski, L.T. 2950; MBM, P.

PARAGUAY – Paraguarí • Arbo, M.M. 1768; C, K, MO.

Habit

Herb. Native.

Habitat

Eastern Highlands: Atlantic Forests; Gran Chaco: Western Dry Chaco, alt. 200‒ 600 m.

Distribution

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay.

References

Steinmann & Levin (2011), Cardiel et al. (2013b, 2022b).

Provisional conservation status

NT.

Remarks

In addition to the wild specimens of Acalypha herzogiana , also appear specimens of a cultivar of this species, usually from gardens or urban areas. This cultivar is of uncertain origin and is characterised by the showy terminal pistillate inflorescences formed by numerous densely clustered, ebracteate, pistillate flowers. It was studied by Steinmann & Levin (2011), who hypothesised that it is the result of homeotic mutation resulting in the stamens being replaced by styles.