Euphorbiaceae
Acalypha
Acalypha amentacea

Acalypha amentacea var. amentacea

This variety is accepted
The native range of this variety is Borneo (Sabah) to Central New Guinea. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Borneo, Maluku, New Guinea, Philippines, Sulawesi

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.

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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mar 17, 2008 Loher, A. [4669] Philippines K000252656 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mar 1, 2008 Gaerlan, F.; Romero, E. [PPI23580] Philippines K001581527 Yes
Jan 28, 2006 Meyer, R. [2847] Philippines K000252660 Type Yes
Jan 28, 2006 Meyer, R. [2848] Philippines K000252661 Type Yes
Jan 28, 2006 Meyer, R. [2640] Philippines K000252658 Type Yes
Cuming, H. [621] Philippines K000252653 Isotype Yes
Curran, H.M.; Merritt, M.L.; Zschokke, T.C. [18219] Philippines K000252659 Isosyntype Yes
Hutchinson, W.I. [3924] Philippines K000252662 Isosyntype Yes
Cuming [621] Philippines K000252654 Isotype Yes
Whitford, H.N. [697] Philippines K000252657 Unknown Type Material Yes
Cuming, H. [621] Philippines K000252655 Type Yes
Barclay [s.n.] K000252649 Isotype Yes
Vidal, S. [882] Philippines Acalypha stipulacea K005357083 Yes
Vidal, S. [598] Philippines Acalypha stipulacea K005357084 Yes
Alston, A.H.G. [16104] Indonesia Acalypha centromalayca K005356941 Yes
Taylor, P. [(NM-II)P-276] Indonesia Acalypha centromalayca K005356942 Yes
Vink, W. [BW15317] Indonesia Acalypha centromalayca K005357219 Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • '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.
    • 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 2025. 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 2025. 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