Euphorbiaceae
Acalypha
Acalypha amentacea

Acalypha amentacea var. trukensis (Pax & K.Hoffm.) Fosberg

First published in Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 45: 10 (1980)
This variety is accepted
The native range of this variety is Caroline Islands. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Caroline Is.

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Stone, B.C. [4538] Palau Acalypha trukensis K005357819 Yes
Wong, C.Y. [237] Acalypha trukensis K005357820 Yes
Evans, M. [783] Acalypha trukensis K005357824 Yes
Wong, C.Y. [237a] Acalypha trukensis K005357822 Yes
Wong, C.Y. [237A] Acalypha trukensis K005357821 Yes
Anderson, D. [747] Acalypha trukensis K005357825 Yes
Fosberg, F.R. [60180] Acalypha trukensis K005357826 Yes
Fosberg, F.R. [24680] Acalypha trukensis K005357823 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