Acalypha chamaedrifolia

Acalypha chamaedrifolia

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 chamaedrifolia

Name

Acalypha chamaedrifolia (Lam.) Mull.Arg.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
• Croton chamaedrifolius Lam., Encycl. 2: 214 (1786).
• Cupamenis chamedrifolia (Lam.) Raf., Sylva Tellur.: 67 (1838).
• Geiseleria chamaedryfolia (Lam.) Klotzsch, London J. Bot. 2: 47 (1843).
• Ricinocarpus chamaedrifolius (Lam.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 617 (1891).

• Heterotypic
• Acalypha reptans Sw., Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ.: 99 (1788).
• Acalypha corchorifolia Willd., Sp. Pl. 4: 524 (1805).
• Acalypha adscendens Hornem., Hort. Bot. Hafn., Suppl.: 108 (1819).
• Cupamenis reptans (Sw.) Raf., Sylva Tellur.: 67 (1838).
• Acalypha reptans var. brevipes Müll.Arg., Linnaea 34: 48 (1865).
• Acalypha reptans var. genuina Müll.Arg., Linnaea 34: 48 (1865), not validly publ.
• Acalypha chamaedrifolia var. brevipes (Müll.Arg.) Müll.Arg. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 15(2): 879 (1866).
• Acalypha chamaedrifolia var. genuina Müll.Arg. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 15(2): 879 (1866), not validly publ.
• Acalypha hispaniolae Urb., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 15: 410 (1919).
• Acalypha hotteana Urb., Ark. Bot. 20A(15): 59 (1926).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Caribbean Bahamas, Cayman Is., Cuba, Dominican Republic, Florida, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Puerto Rico, Windward Is. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• (Lamarck, J.-B.) Müller Argoviensis, J. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodromus systematis naturalis regni vegetabilis 15(2): 879 (1866).

Links

• International Plant Names Index. 2017. Acalypha chamaedrifolia. Published online. Accessed: Oct. 19 2017.
• The Plant List 2013. Acalypha chamaedrifolia in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2017 Oct. 19.

• Tropicos.org 2017. Acalypha chamaedrifolia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 Oct. 2017.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2017. Acalypha chamaedrifolia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2017 Oct. 19. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Acalypha chamaedrifolia in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

svenska: källingsvans

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