Acalypha hispida Burm.f.

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 : 32-33

35. Acalypha hispida Burm.f.

Flora Indica: 303, pl. 61, fig. 1 (Burman 1768).

Voucher specimens

BRAZIL – Rio de Janeiro • Nadruz, M. 174; RB.

COLOMBIA – Chocó • Córdoba, W.A. 313; COL, HUA, MO.

ECUADOR – Pichincha • Kvist, L.P. 40725; AAU, QCA, QCNE .

PERU – Madre de Dios • Timaná , M. 3702; MO.

VENEZUELA – Bolívar • Pittier, H. 7778; G, GH, US.

Habit

Shrub. Introduced.

Distribution

Native to the Melanesia or Malesia ( Sagun et al. 2010), introduced as ornamental throughout the tropics, and sometimes naturalised. South America ( Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela).

Reference

Sagun et al. (2010).