Acalypha australis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malpighiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Malpighiales

Familia: Euphorbiaceae
Subfamilia: Acalyphoideae
Tribus: Acalypheae
Genus: Acalypha
Species: Acalypha australis

Name

Acalypha australis L., Sp. Pl. 2: 1004 (1753).

Synonyms

Homotypic
Ricinocarpus australis (L.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 617 (1891).
Heterotypic
Acalypha virgata Thunb., Fl. Jap.: 268 (1784).
Acalypha sessilis Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl. 6: 205 (1804).
Acalypha pauciflora Hornem., Hort. Bot. Hafn.: 909 (1815).
Acalypha gemina (Lour.) Spreng., Syst. Veg. 3: 880 (1826).
Acalypha chinensis Roxb., Fl. Ind. ed (1832), 3: 677 (1832).
Meterana dimidiata Raf., Sylva Tellur.: 66 (1838).
Acalypha lanceolata Benth. in N.Wallich, Numer. List: n.º 7789 (1847), nom. nud.
Acalypha pauciflora var. glareosa Rupr., Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. St.-Pétersbourg Divers Savans 9: 240 (1859).
Acalypha pauciflora var. umbrosa Rupr., Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. St.-Pétersbourg Divers Savans 9: 240 (1859).
Acalypha pauciflora f. glareosa (Rupr.) Regel, Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint Pétersbourg, Sér. 7, 4(4): 129 (1861).
Acalypha pauciflora f. umbrosa (Rupr.) Regel, Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint Pétersbourg, Sér. 7, 4(4): 128 (1861).
Acalypha gemina var. genuina Müll.Arg., Linnaea 34: 41 (1865), nom. inval.
Acalypha australis var. lanceolata Hayata, J. Coll. Sci. Imp. Univ. Tokyo 20(3): 51 (1904).
Acalypha gemina var. lanceolata Hayata, J. Coll. Sci. Imp. Univ. Tokyo 20: 51 (1904).
Acalypha australis var. glareosa (Rupr.) Nakai, Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 43: 442 (1929).
Acalypha australis var. velutina Honda, Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 45: 2 (1931).
Acalypha australis f. velutina (Honda) Ohwi, Bull. Natl. Sci. Mus. Tokyo 33: 78 (1953).
Acalypha australis f. glareosa (Rupr.) H.Hara, Enum. Spermatophytarum Japon. 3: 39 (1954).
Acalypha australis f. lanceolata (Hayata) Hurus., J. Fac. Sci. Univ. Tokyo, Sect. 3, Bot. 6: 298 (1954).
Acalypha minima H.Keng, Taiwania 6: 32 (1955).
Acalypha indica var. minima (H.Keng) S.F.Huang & T.C.Huang, Taiwania 36: 83 (1991).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Temperate
- - China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Japan, Korea, Laos, Manchuria, Nansei-shoto, New Jersey, New South Wales, New York, Philippines, Primorye, Queensland, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Turkey, Vietnam, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Xinjiang

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 1004. Reference page.

Links

International Plant Names Index. 2017. Acalypha australis. Published online. Accessed: Oct. 18 2017.
The Plant List 2013. Acalypha australis in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2017 Oct. 18.

Tropicos.org 2017. Acalypha australis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 18 Oct. 2017.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2017. Acalypha australis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2017 Oct. 17. Reference page.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Acalypha australis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: Australian acalypha, Asian copperleaf

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