Acalypha padifolia

Acalypha padifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Acalypha
Species: A. padifolia
Binomial name
Acalypha padifolia
Kunth
Synonyms[1]
  • Acalypha andina Müll.Arg.
  • Acalypha coriifolia Pax & K.Hoffm.
  • Acalypha erythrostachya Müll.Arg.
  • Acalypha schimpffii Diels
  • Acalypha tunguraguae Pax & K.Hoffm.
  • Ricinocarpus erythrostachyus (Müll.Arg.) Kuntze
  • Ricinocarpus padifolius (Kunth) Kuntze

Acalypha padifolia is a species of flowering plant in the family Euphorbiaceae. It is native to the Andes in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.[2] It is a shrub or small tree that grows in mountain rainforests.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Acalypha padifolia. The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species.
  2. ↑ (Spanish) Cardiel, J. M. (2000). Nuevas especies y sinónimos de Acalypha L. (Euphorbiaceae) de Ecuador. Novon 10, 360-65.
  3. ↑ Sanz, J. M. C. and P. M. Rodríguez. (2012). Synopsis of Acalypha (Euphorbiaceae) of continental Ecuador. PhytoKeys (17), 1-17.
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