Nomenclatural review of Acalypha (Euphorbiaceae) of the Western Indian Ocean Region (Madagascar, the Comoros Archipelago, the Mascarene Islands and the Seychelles Archipelago) Author Munoz, Iris Montero Author Cardiel, Jose Maria Author Levin, Geoffrey A. text PhytoKeys 2018 108 85 116 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.108.27284 journal article http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.108.27284 1314-2003-108-85 FFBBFFAB9720FF8D7D4CFFB9FFF1FFC8 1420642 33. Acalypha urophylla Boivin ex Baill., Adansonia 1: 273. 1861. Acalypha reticulata var. urophylla (Boivin ex Baill.) Muell .Arg. Linnaea 34: 32. 1865. Acalypha filiformis var. urophylla (Boivin ex Baill.) Govaerts, World Checkl. Bibliogr. Euphorbiaceae 63. 2000. Type. Madagascar. Prov. Antsiranana: Nossibe , plateau de Hell-Ville, Jun 1847, L. H. Boivin 2178 (lectotype, designated here: P [P00536752]!; isolectotypes: G [G00034246]!, GDC [G00324519]!, P [P00536751!, P00536753!]). Syntypes. Madagascar: s.l., s.d., L. M. A. Du Petit-Thouars s.n. P [P00536748]!; Madagascar. Prov. Antsiranana: Nossibe , Dec 1840, A. Perville 364 P [P00536749]!; Madagascar. Prov. Antsiranana: Nossibe , M. Richard 385 P [P00536750]!. Acalypha goudotiana Baill., Adansonia 1: 268. 1861. Acalypha reticulata var. goudotiana (Baill.) Muell .Arg., Linnaea 34: 32. 1865. Acalypha filiformis var. goudotiana (Baill.) Govaerts, World Checkl. Bibliogr. Euphorbiaceae 62. 2000. Type: Madagascar: s.l., 1830, J. P. Goudot s.n. (holotype: G!; isotype: P [P00536727]! fragment), syn. nov. Acalypha reticulata var. urophylla f. meeusei Leandri, Notul. Syst. (Paris) 10: 264. 1942. Type: Madagascar, Prov. Fianarantsoa, base Est du Pic d'Ivohibe , 19 Sep 1926, R. Decary 5352 P [P00224690]!; Prov. Toamasina, Analamazaotra forest, 1912, H. Perrier de la Bathier 9741 (lectotype, designated here: P [P05604377]!, syn. nov. ). Syntypes. Madagascar, Prov. Toamasina, Soanierana, Antasibe , 9 Dec 1938, H. J. Lam & A. D. J. Meeuse 5814 WAG [WAG0133229]!, L [L0242110]!; Moramanga, 900 m, 11 Nov 1938, H. J. Lam & A. D. J. Meeuse 5363 L [L0242105]!; Analamazaotra, 1000 m, 10 Nov. 1938, H. J. Lam & A. D. J. Meeuse 5290 L [L0242106]!. Acalypha reticulata var. urophylla f. longa Leandri, Notul. Syst. (Paris) 10: 265. 1942. Type: Madagascar, Prov. Toliara, bassin de la Manampanihy, Col de Fitana, 700 m, 15 Oct 1928, H. Humbert 6015 (lectotype, designated here: P [P05604383]!, syn. nov. ). Syntypes. Madagascar, Prov. Toliara, Col d'Ivolo (District de Fort-Dauphin), 500 m, 5 Sept 1932, R. Decary 10558 P [P05604384]!; Fort-Dauphin, col de Tsitongabarika, 600 m, 9 Sept 1932, R. Decary 10595 P [P05604399]!. Acalypha reticulata var. urophylla f. vohitrae Leandri, Notul. Syst. (Paris) 10: 265. 1942. Type: Madagascar, Prov. Toamasina, Andevorante, rive droite de la Vohitra pres de Lohariandava, 200-250 m, 10 Oct 1912, R. Viguier & H. Humbert 661 (lectotype, designated here: P [P05604437]!; isolectotypes: P [P05604440!, P05604441!], syn. nov. ). Acalypha reticulata var. urophylla f. glabrescens Leandri, Notul. Syst. (Paris) 10: 266. 1942. Type: Madagascar, Prov. Antsiranana, Massif du Tsaratanana, 2200 m, H. Perrier de la Bathie 16180 (lectotype, designated here: P [P05604386]! syn. nov. ). Syntypes. Madagascar, Prov. Antsiranana, Sambirano, Nov-Dec 1937, H. Humbert 18659 P [P05604397!, P05604400!]; Massif du Tsaratanana, Sep 1912, H. Perrier de la Bathie 18614 P [P05604382]!; Massif du Tsaratanana, 1600 m, H. Perrier de la Bathie 15371 P [P05604385]!; Madagascar, Prov. Fianarantsoa, Ranohira, Isalo, 30 Jul 1928, H. Humbert 5014 P [P05604401!, P05604402!]; Madagascar, Prov. Mahajanga, Beritsoka, H. Perrier de la Bathie 413 P [P05604392!, P05604390!]; Beritsoka, Dec 1897, H. Perrier de la Bathie 422 P [P05604387!, P05604388!, P05604391!]; Beritsoka, H. Perrier de la Bathie 9822 P [P05604389]!; Madagascar, s. l., R. Baron 5987 P [P05604407]!; s. l., L. Humblot 335 P [P05604393!, P05604394!, P05604395!, P05604396!]. Acalypha reticulata var. urophylla f. typique Leandri, Notul. Syst. (Paris) 10: 262. 1942 nom. inval . Distribution. Madagascar (Antananarivo, Antsiranana, Fianarantsoa, Mahajanga, Toamasina and Toliara). Comoros Archipelago (Grande Comore, Anjouan, Moheli and Mayotte). References. Mueller Argoviensis (1866 : 260, 852) as A. reticulata var. goudotiana and A. reticulata var. urophylla ; Baron (1889 : 262); Baillon (1891 : 189); Baillon (1892 : 1004); De Candolle (1901 : 567); Palacky (1907 : 25 as A. goudotiana , 26); Pax and Hoffmann (1924 : 105, 260) as as A. reticulata var. goudotiana and A. reticulata var. urophylla ; Leandri (1942 : 258, 260, 262) as A. reticulata var. goudotiana and A. reticulata var. urophylla ; Leandri (1942 : 281) as A. emirnensis ; Leandri (1948 : 186) as A. reticulata var. goudotiana ; Govaerts et al. (2000 : 62, 63, 100, 105, 108). Notes. Acalypha urophylla has been considered to be a variety of A. reticulata , but A. urophylla can be distinguished by its sessile female bracts with dentate margins vs. pedicellate female bracts with crenate to subentire margins in A. filiformis . (see notes in A. filiformis ). See notes under A. gracilipes , A. lamiana and A. paxii for the differences between those species and A. urophylla .