Acalypha wilkesiana

Acalypha wilkesiana

Acalypha wilkesiana

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 wilkesiana

Name

Acalypha wilkesiana Mull.Arg.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Ricinocarpus wilkesianus (Müll.Arg.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 618 (1891).
  • Acalypha amentacea subsp. wilkesiana (Müll.Arg.) Fosberg, Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 45: 10 (1980).
• Heterotypic
  • Acalypha wilkesiana f. circinata Müll.Arg. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 15(2): 817 (1866).
  • Acalypha tricolor Seem., Fl. Vit.: 225 (1867).
  • Acalypha wilkesiana var. marginata T.Moore, Florist & Pomol. 28: 283 (1875).
  • Acalypha macrophylla Van Geert, Nursery Cat. (Auguste Van Geert} 74: 1 (1876), nom. illeg.
  • Acalypha musaica auct., Gard. Chron., n.s., 7: 520 (1877).
  • Acalypha macafeeana H.J.Veitch, Cat. New Beautiful Pl. 1878: 25 (1878).
  • Acalypha triumphans L.Linden & Rodigas, Ill. Hort. 35: 55 (1888).
  • Acalypha hamiltoniana Pynaert, Nursery Cat. (Éd. Pynaert - Van Geert) 1894-1895: 7 (1894).
  • Acalypha chantrieri André, Rev. Hort. (Paris) 69: 402 (1897).
  • Acalypha morfontanensis Chantrier ex André, Rev. Hort. (Paris) 69: 402 (1897).
  • Acalypha godseffiana Mast., Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 23: 241 (1898).
  • Acalypha marginata (Mill.) J.J.Sm., Meded. Dept. Landb. Ned.-Indië 10: 19 (1910), nom. illeg.
  • Acalypha wilkesiana f. illustris J.J.Sm., Meded. Dept. Landb. Ned.-Indië 10: 20 (1910).
  • Acalypha wilkesiana f. macrophylla J.J.Sm., Meded. Dept. Landb. Ned.-Indië 10: 20 (1910).
  • Acalypha wilkesiana f. monstrosa J.J.Sm., Meded. Dept. Landb. Ned.-Indië 10: 18 (1910).
  • Acalypha wilkesiana f. triumphans (L.Linden & Rodigas) J.J.Sm., Meded. Dept. Landb. Ned.-Indië 10: 20 (1910).
  • Acalypha godseffiana var. heterophylla L.H.Bailey, Stand. Cycl. Hort. 1: 191 (1914).
  • Acalypha illustris Pax & K.Hoffm. in H.G.A.Engler, Pflanzenr., IV, 147, XVI: 154 (1924), not validly publ.
  • Acalypha torta Pax & K.Hoffm. in H.G.A.Engler, Pflanzenr., IV, 147, XVI: 154 (1924), pro syn.
  • Acalypha compacta Guilf. ex C.T.White, Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 94: 343 (1933).
  • Acalypha wilkesiana f. appendiculata J.W.Moore, Bull. Bernice P. Bishop Mus. 102: 29 (1933).
  • Acalypha amentacea f. circinata (Müll.Arg.) Fosberg, Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 45: 11 (1980).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Pacific Tuvalu, Vanuatu References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Müller Argoviensis, J. in A. L. P. P. de Candolle 1866. Prodromus systematis naturalis regni vegetabilis 15 (2): 817.

Links

• International Plant Names Index. 2017. Acalypha wilkesiana. Published online. Accessed: Oct. 21 2017.
• The Plant List 2013. Acalypha wilkesiana in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2017 Oct. 21.

• Tropicos.org 2017. Acalypha wilkesiana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 Oct. 2017.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2017. Acalypha wilkesiana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2017 Oct. 21. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Acalypha wilkesiana in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: beefsteak-plant, fire-dragon

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