Acalypha punctata

Acalypha punctata

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 cuneata

Name

Acalypha cuneata Meisn. ex C.Krauss, Flora 28: 83 (1845).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Acalypha peduncularis var. punctata (Meisn. ex C.Krauss) Müll.Arg., Linnaea 34: 28 (1865).
• Heterotypic
  • Acalypha punctata var. longifolia Prain, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1913: 24 (1913).
  • Acalypha punctata var. rogersii Prain, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1913: 24 (1913).
  • Acalypha longifolia E.Mey. ex Pax. & K.Hoffm. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 147, XVI: 75 (1924).

Homonyms

• Acalypha punctata D.Parodi, nom.nud. = Acalypha communis subsp. communis

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Northern Provinces. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Krauss, C.F.F. 1845. Flora oder Allgemeine Botanische Zeitung 28: 83.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Acalypha punctata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jun 04. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Acalypha punctata. Published online. Accessed: Jun 04 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Acalypha punctata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jun 04. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2020. Acalypha punctata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 04 Jun 2020.

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