Euphorbiaceae
Acalypha

Acalypha lanceolata Willd.

First published in Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 4: 524 (1805)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical Africa to Pacific. It is an annual and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, Caroline Is., Christmas I., Cocos (Keeling) Is., Cook Is., Ethiopia, Fiji, India, Jawa, Kenya, Laccadive Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Maldives, Maluku, Mozambique, Myanmar, New Guinea, Northern Territory, Philippines, Queensland, Rwanda, Réunion, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Solomon Is., South China Sea, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tonga, Uganda, Vietnam, Western Australia, Zaïre

Introduced into:

Niue, Tokelau-Manihiki

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Chayamarit, K. & Van Welzen, P.C. (2005). Euphorbiaceae (Genera A-F). Flora of Thailand 8(1): 1-303. The Forest Herbarium, National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, Bangkok.
  • 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.
  • Kotiya, A., Solanki, Y. & Reddy, G.V. (2020). Flora of Rajasthan: 1-769. Rajasthan state biodiversity board.
  • Sagun, V.G., Levin, G.A. & van Welzen, P.C. (2010). Revision and phylogeny of Acalypha (Euphorbiaceae) in Malesia. Blumea 55: 21-60.
  • Turner, I.M., Xing, F. & Corlett, R.T. (2000). An annotated check-list of the vascular plants of the South China Sea and its shores. The Raffles bulletin of Zoology, Suppl. 8: 23-116.
  • Whistler, A. (2018). Flora of Tokelau: 1-126. Isle Botanica, Honolulu.
  • Whistler, W.A. (2022). Flora of Samoa Flowering Plants: 1-930. National Tropical Botanicl Garden. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Ananda Rao, T. & Ellis, J.L. (1995). Flora of Lakshadweep islands off the Malabar coast, peninsular India, with emphasis on phytogeographical distribution of plants. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 19: 235-250.
  • Balakrishnan, N.P. & Chakrabarty, T. (2007). The family Euphorbiaceae in India. A synopsis of its profile, taxonomy and bibliography: 1-500. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehra Dun.
  • Chayamarit, K. & Van Welzen, P.C. (2005). Euphorbiaceae (Genera A-F). Flora of Thailand 8(1): 1-303. The Forest Herbarium, National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, Bangkok.
  • Chou, S., Chhnang, P. & Kim, Y. (2016). A Checklist for the Seed Plants of Cambodia: 1-272. National Institute of Biological Resources, Korea.
  • Fosberg, F.R. (1957). The Maldive islands, Indian Ocean. Atoll Research Bulletin 58: 1-37.
  • Kotiya, A., Solanki, Y. & Reddy, G.V. (2020). Flora of Rajasthan: 1-769. Rajasthan state biodiversity board.
  • Sagun, V.G., Levin, G.A. & van Welzen, P.C. (2010). Revision and phylogeny of Acalypha (Euphorbiaceae) in Malesia. Blumea 55: 21-60.
  • Sykes, W.R. (1970). Contributions to the flora of Niue. Bulletin, New Zealand Department of Scientific and Industrial Research 200: 1-321.
  • Turner, I.M., Xing, F. & Corlett, R.T. (2000). An annotated check-list of the vascular plants of the South China Sea and its shores. The Raffles bulletin of Zoology, Suppl. 8: 23-116.
  • Whistler, A. (2018). Flora of Tokelau: 1-126. Isle Botanica, Honolulu.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • A.D.Q. Agnew, Upland Kenya Wild Flowers p. 215 (1974).
  • Troupin, Fl. Rwanda 2: 196 (1983).
  • Willd., Sp. Pl. 4: 524 (1805).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1925 Heyne [7780] India K000246981 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1925 Heyne, B. [s.n] India K000246980 Type Yes
Conrads, F. [6098] Tanzania K000452483 No
Tanner, R.E.S. [558B] Tanzania K000452484 No
Heyne [s.n] India K000246977 Type Yes
Davis, R.L. [123] Tanzania K000452482 No
Archbold, M.E. [3150] Tanzania K000452494 No
Faulkner, H.G. [1620] Tanzania K000452488 No
Luke, W.R.Q.; Kabuye, C.; Festo, L.; Ntore, S.; Bayona W. [17912] Tanzania K001612539 Yes
Archbold, M.E. [1006] Tanzania K000452492 No
Archbold, M.E. [2812] Tanzania K000452493 No
Harris, B.J. [1345] Tanzania K000452499 No
Tanner, R.E.S. [2781] Tanzania K000452489 No
Burtt, B.D. [2776] Tanzania K000452495 No
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [1826] Tanzania K000452496 No
Haarer, A.E. [528] Tanzania K000452485 No
Haerdi, F. [454/0] Tanzania K000452497 No
Kisena [261] Tanzania K000452501 No
s.coll. [s.n] K000246979 Type Yes
Schweinfurth [2609] Sudan K000431026 Unknown Type Material Yes
Greenway, P.J. [7448] Tanzania K000452486 No
Harris, B.J. [247] Tanzania K000452498 No
Archbold, M.E. [777] Tanzania K000452490 No
Shabani, S. [139] Tanzania K000452500 No
Heyne [s.n] India K000246978 Type Yes
Archbold, M.E. [869] Tanzania K000452491 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0