Acalypha decaryana Leandri, Notul. Syst. (Paris) 10: 284. 1942.

Munoz, Iris Montero, Cardiel, Jose Maria & Levin, Geoffrey A., 2018, Nomenclatural review of Acalypha (Euphorbiaceae) of the Western Indian Ocean Region (Madagascar, the Comoros Archipelago, the Mascarene Islands and the Seychelles Archipelago), PhytoKeys 108, pp. 85-116 : 85

6. Acalypha decaryana Leandri, Notul. Syst. (Paris) 10: 284. 1942.

Type.

Madagascar. Prov. Toliara: Ambovombe, 20 Aug 1924, R. Decary 2985 (holotype: P [P00508553]!; isotype W [W1962-0013399]!).

Distribution.

Madagascar (Antananarivo, Antsiranana, Fianarantsoa, Toliara).

References.

Govaerts et al. (2000: 59); Seebaluck et al. (2015: 150).

Notes.

We consider as holotype of Acalypha decaryana , the only specimen with the word “type” hand-writen by Leandri.