Euphorbiaceae
Acalypha

Acalypha amentacea Roxb.

First published in Fl. Ind., ed. 1832. 3: 676 (1832)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is N. Borneo to Caroline Islands. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is has environmental uses and social uses, as animal food and a medicine and for fuel and food.

Distribution

Native to:

Borneo, Caroline Is., Maluku, New Guinea, Philippines, Sulawesi

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Fosberg, F.R., Sachet, M.-H., Oliver, R. (1979). A geographical checklist of the Micronesian Dicotyledonae. Micronesica; Journal of the College of Guam 15: 41-295.
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae (and Pandaceae) 1-4: 1-1622. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Sagun, V.G., Levin, G.A. & van Welzen, P.C. (2010). Revision and phylogeny of Acalypha (Euphorbiaceae) in Malesia. Blumea 55: 21-60.

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Sagun, V.G., Levin, G.A. & van Welzen, P.C. (2010). Revision and phylogeny of Acalypha (Euphorbiaceae) in Malesia. Blumea 55: 21-60.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Cámara-Leret, R., & Dennehy, Z. (2019). Information gaps in indigenous and local knowledge for science-policy assessments. Nature Sustainability 2:736-741.
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T. (2020). World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.
  • FPI (2021). Food Plants International. https://fms.cmsvr.com/fmi/webd/Food_Plants_World?homeurl=https://foodplantsinternational.com/plants/
  • GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/
  • PROTA (2021). Plants Resources of Tropical Africa. https://prota4u.org/database/
  • RBG, Kew (ed.) (1999). Survey of Economic Plants for Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (SEPASAL) database. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London.
  • Willis, K.J. (ed.) (2017). State of the World’s Plants 2017. Report. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 8, 2015 Philippines K000252650 No
Aug 8, 2015 Philippines K000252650 No
Apr 15, 2014 Philippines K000252650 No
Apr 15, 2014 Philippines K000252652 No
Apr 15, 2014 Philippines K000252651 No
Apr 14, 2014 Fiji K000252666 No
Apr 14, 2014 Fiji K000252667 No
Apr 14, 2014 Fiji K000252668 No
May 1, 2006 Reynoso; Majaducon [PPI27100] Philippines K001581520 Yes
Jan 28, 2005 Philippines K000252657 No
Jan 28, 2005 Philippines K000252660 No
Jan 28, 2005 Philippines K000252661 No
Jan 28, 2005 Philippines K000252662 No
Jan 28, 2005 Fiji K000252666 No
Jan 28, 2005 Fiji K000252668 No
Jan 28, 2005 Philippines K000252659 No
Jan 28, 2005 Philippines K000252658 No
Jan 27, 2005 Philippines K000252654 No
Jan 27, 2005 Philippines K000252656 No
Jan 27, 2005 Philippines K000252655 No
Jan 27, 2005 Philippines K000252653 No
Jan 27, 2005 Philippines K000252650 No
Jan 27, 2005 Philippines K000252652 No
Jan 27, 2005 K000252649 No
Jan 27, 2005 Philippines K000252651 No
Sambunlig, S. [704] Malaysia K005356954 Yes
Stone; Reynoso; Romero [PPI205] Philippines K005357106 Yes
Reynoso, E.; Majaducon, R. [21664] Philippines K001589911 Yes
Barbon; Garcia; Romero [22012] Philippines K001589891 Yes
Loher, A. [6839] Philippines K005357121 Yes
Burley, J.S. [64] Philippines K005357133 Yes
Idjan; Mochtar [92] K005356976 Yes
Fazot, F. [778] Philippines K005357085 Yes
Barbon; Alvarez; Fuentes [PPI8759] Philippines K005357134 Yes
Edaño, G.E. [s.n.] Philippines K005357122 Yes
[Gueterez]; et al. [502] Philippines K005357131 Yes
Usteri, A. [s.n.] Philippines K005357082 Yes
Lam, H.J. [3358] K005356966 Yes
Pillon, Y.; Gatimel, B.; Jourdan, H.; Meyer, J.Y.; Richling, I. [916] Wallis and Futuna K005357792 Yes
Weber, C.M. [1112] Philippines K005357099 Yes
Lam, H.J. [3190] K005356965 Yes
Moseley (Mr) [s.n.] K005356980 Yes
Lorence Lugas [2631] Malaysia K005356955 Yes
s.coll. [13906] Philippines K005357110 Yes
Barbon; Romero; Fuentes [PPI8084] Philippines K005357105 Yes
Elmer, A.D.E. [8162] Philippines K005357097 Yes
Eyma [3751] K005356971 Yes
Whitford, H.N. [554] Philippines K004117585 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K005357107 Yes
McGregor, R.C. [149] Philippines K005357120 Yes
Reynoso, E.J. [PNH87786] Philippines K005357125 Yes
Ambriansyah; Balgooy; Sidiyasa, K.; & students [AA2622] Indonesia K005356967 Yes
s.coll. [3715] Philippines K005357088 Yes
Amin; Jarius [SAN114266] K005356950 Yes
de Vogel, E.F. [3707] Indonesia K005356978 Yes
Eyma [3512] K005356970 Yes
Edano, G.E. [s.n.] Philippines K005357104 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K005356979 Yes
Noerkas [379] Indonesia K005356969 Yes
s.coll. [1793] Philippines K005357089 Yes
Dr. M. Fraser [232] K005356961 Yes
Merrill, E.D. [717] Philippines K004117582 Yes
s.coll. [14520] Philippines K005357108 Yes
Madalid, D. et al. [7703] Philippines K001636656 No
Lam, H.J. [2567] K005356964 Yes
s.coll. [17919] Philippines K005357112 Yes
Jusimin Duaneh [25] K005356949 Yes
Edaño, G.E. [s.n.] Philippines K005357127 Yes
Wenzel, C.A. [2514] Philippines K005357101 Yes
Loher, A. [4674] Philippines K005357093 Yes
Amin; et al [SAN116118] K005356957 Yes
Conklin, H.C.; Buwaya [I-850] Philippines K005357113 Yes
Loher, A. [4670] Philippines K005357091 Yes
Dr. G. D. Haviland [1363] K005356948 Yes
s.coll. [9793] Philippines K005357098 Yes
Loher, A. [4668] Philippines K005357087 Yes
Matin [SAN122229] K005356945 Yes
Elmer, A.D.E. [7327] Philippines K005357116 Yes
Eyma [1539] K005356968 Yes
Loher, A. [4673] Philippines K005357094 Yes
Merrill, E.D. [845] Philippines K005357117 Yes
Dr. M. Fraser [232] K005356960 Yes
Amin; Francis [SAN116138] K005356952 Yes
van Balgooy [4678] Indonesia K005356972 Yes
Ridsdale, C.E.; Coode, M.J.E.; Reynoso, E. [5324] Philippines K005357126 Yes
Edaño, G.E. [s.n.] Philippines K005357123 Yes
Edaño, G.E. [s.n.] Philippines K005357128 Yes
Loher, A. [4672] Philippines K005357092 Yes
Merrill, E.D. [3370] Philippines K005357119 Yes
Merril, E.D. [1866] Philippines K005357114 Yes
Kondo, Y.; Edano, G. [s.n.] Philippines K005357130 Yes
Loher, A. [4671] Philippines K005357090 Yes
Chew, W.L.; Corner, E.J.H.; Stainton, A. [2581] K005356947 Yes
s.coll. [12655] Philippines K005357111 Yes
Elmer, A.D.E. [8254] Philippines K005357096 Yes
Robinson, C.B. [354] K005356975 Yes
v. Balgooy [3620] Indonesia K005356963 Yes
Florence [11071] French Polynesia K005357802 Yes
Robinson, C.B. [353] K005356974 Yes
Kornassi [638] K005356977 Yes
Edano, G. [26946] Philippines K005357109 Yes
Whitford, H.N. [641] Philippines K004117584 Yes
Merril, E.D. [814] Philippines K005357115 Yes
Burbidge, F.W. [s.n.] K005356956 Yes
Holltum, R.E. [25117] K005356958 Yes
Ridsdale, C.E. [894] Philippines K005357102 No
Elmer, A.D.E. [7328] Philippines K005357095 Yes
Merrill, E.D. [919] Philippines K004117581 Yes
Gachalian, F. [s.n.] Philippines K005357103 Yes
Barclay [s.n.] K005356973 Yes
Coode, M.J.E. [5965] Indonesia K005356981 Yes
s.coll. [547] Philippines K005357086 Yes
Majaducon, R.S. [8607] Philippines K005357132 Yes
Edaño, G.E. [s.n.] Philippines K005357124 Yes
Merrill, E.D. [3369] Philippines K005357118 Yes
Sabaiya, M. [90] Philippines K005357100 Yes
Amin, G.; Suin [SAN121554] K005356944 Yes
Doinis Soibeh [8] K005356951 Yes
Edaño, G.E. [s.n.] Philippines K005357129 Yes
Lorence Lugas [508] Malaysia K005356953 Yes
Ritchie, J.W. [33] Philippines K004117583 Yes
Castro, P.; Melegrito, F. [1449] K005356959 Yes
Sinclair, J.; Kadim bin Tassim; Kapis bin Sisiron [8954] K005356946 Yes
v. Balgooy [3608] Indonesia K005356962 Yes

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  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

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    • ColPlantA 2021. Published on the Internet at http://colplanta.org
    • https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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