Acalypha villicaulis

Acalypha villicaulis

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 villicaulis

Name

Acalypha villicaulis Hochst. ex A.Rich., Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 248 (1850).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Ricinocarpus villicaulis (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 618 (1891).
• Heterotypic
  • Acalypha languida E.Mey. in J.F.Drège, Zwei Pflanzengeogr. Dokum.: 161 (1843), nom. nud.
  • Acalypha brachiata E.Mey. ex Krauss, Flora 28: 83 (1845), nom. nud.
  • Acalypha petiolaris Hochst. ex C.Krauss, Flora 28: 83 (1845).
  • Acalypha hirsuta Hochst. ex A.Rich., Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 248 (1850).
  • Acalypha sidifolia A.Rich., Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 249 (1850), nom. illeg.
  • Acalypha senensis Klotzsch in W.C.H.Peters, Naturw. Reise Mossambique 6(1): 96 (1861).
  • Acalypha zambesica Müll.Arg., Flora 47: 440 (1864).
  • Acalypha tenuis Müll.Arg., Linnaea 34: 30 (1865).
  • Acalypha tenuis var. eglandulosa Müll.Arg., Linnaea 34: 30 (1865).
  • Acalypha tenuis var. glandulosa Müll.Arg., Linnaea 34: 30 (1865).
  • Acalypha villicaulis Müll.Arg. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 15(2): 845 (1866), nom. illeg.
  • Acalypha villicaulis var. minor Müll.Arg., Abh. Naturwiss. Vereins Bremen 7: 26 (1880).
  • Ricinocarpus languidus Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 618 (1891).
  • Ricinocarpus petiolaris (Hochst. ex C.Krauss) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 618 (1891).
  • Ricinocarpus senensis (Klotzsch) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 618 (1891).
  • Ricinocarpus sidifolius (A.Rich.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 618 (1891).
  • Ricinocarpus tenuis (Müll.Arg.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 618 (1891).
  • Ricinocarpus zambesicus (Müll.Arg.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 618 (1891).
  • Acalypha haplostyla Pax, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 98 (1894).
  • Acalypha rehmannii Pax, Bull. Herb. Boissier 6: 733 (1898).
  • Acalypha haplostyla var. longifolia De Wild., Études Fl. Bas- Moyen-Congo 1: 277 (1906).
  • Acalypha chariensis Beille, Mém. Soc. Bot. France 8: 80 (1908).
  • Acalypha zambesica var. brevistyla Beille, Mém. Soc. Bot. France 8: 81 (1908).
  • Acalypha senensis var. chariensis (Beille) Hutch. in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 6(1): 888 (1912).
  • Acalypha senensis var. haplostyla (Pax) Hutch. in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 6(1): 889 (1912).
  • Acalypha senegalensis Pax & K.Hoffm. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 147, XVI: 79 (1924).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: Tropical Africa Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Senegal, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaire, Zimbabwe References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Hochst. 1850. Tentamen Florae Abyssinicae 2: 248.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Acalypha villicaulis 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 villicaulis. Published online. Accessed: Jun 04 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Acalypha villicaulis 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 villicaulis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 04 Jun 2020.

Vernacular names

Ikinyarwanda: umugonampiri

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