Acalypha scandens Benth.

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 : 50-51

66. Acalypha scandens Benth.

Hooker’s Journal of Botany and Kew Garden Miscellany 6: 329 ( Bentham 1854).

≡ Ricinocarpus scandens (Benth.) Kuntze.

Voucher specimens

BOLIVIA – Beni • Guareco, I. 594; LPB, MA.

BRAZIL – Pará • Spruce, R. 781; MO, NY.

COLOMBIA – Amazonas • Cardiel, J.M. 253; COL, MA .

ECUADOR – Napo • Cerón, C.E. 5186; AAU, MO, QCNE.

GUYANA – Northwest District • De La Cruz, J.S. 1319; GH, NY.

PERU – San Martín • Belshaw, C.M. 3222; F, GH, K, MO, NY, US.

SURINAME – Sipaliwini • Boon, H.A. 1060; U.

VENEZUELA – Delta Amacuro • Steyermark, J.A. 87745; COL, MO, US .

Habit

Shrub (usually climbing). Native.

Habitat

Amazonian-Orinocan Lowland:Amazon Irregular Plains and Piedmont and Guianan Shield Moist Forests, alt. (20‒)100‒500(‒900) m.

Distribution

Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.

References

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

Provisional conservation status

LC.