Acalypha persimilis

Acalypha persimilis

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 persimilis

Name

Acalypha persimilis Müll.Arg.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Ricinocarpus persimilis (Müll.Arg.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 618 (1891).
• Heterotypic
  • Acalypha caroliniana Elliott, Sketch Bot. S. Carolina 2: 645 (1824), nom. illeg.
  • Acalypha corchorifolia A.Rich. in R.de la Sagra, Hist. Fis. Cuba, Bot. 11: 203 (1850), nom. illeg.
  • Acalypha polystachya Griseb., Fl. Brit. W. I.: 48 (1859), nom. illeg.
  • Acalypha persimilis var. scabra Müll.Arg., Linnaea 34: 25 (1865).
  • Acalypha persimilis var. corchorifolia Müll.Arg. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 15(2): 842 (1866).
  • Acalypha setosa Bello, Anales Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat. 12: 111 (1883), nom. illeg.
  • Ricinocarpus carolinianus Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 617 (1891).
  • Acalypha ostryifolia Riddell ex J.M.Coult., Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 5: 213 (1894).
  • Acalypha pedunculata Klotzsch ex Pax & K.Hoffm. in H.G.A.Engler, Pflanzenr., IV, 147, XVI: 43 (1924), pro syn.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Southeastern U.S.A. Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Kansas, Kentucky, New Jersey, New Mexico, Tennessee, Texas Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest Continental: Southern America Regional: Caribbean Bahamas, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Puerto Rico Regional: Central America Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Müller Argoviensis, J., (1865). Linnaea. Ein Journal für die Botanik in ihrem ganzen Umfange 34: 25.

Links

• International Plant Names Index. 2017. Acalypha persimilis. Published online. Accessed: Oct. 20 2017.
• The Plant List 2013. as Acalypha ostryifolia in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2017 Oct. 20.

• Tropicos.org 2017. Acalypha persimilis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 20 Oct. 2017.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2017. Acalypha persimilis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2017 Oct. 20. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. as Acalypha ostryifolia in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: hop-hornbeam copper-leaf

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