Acalypha lanceolata
Also known as: Acalypha hispida Wall. +4 more
- Acalypha hispida Wall.
- Acalypha virginica Wall.
- Acalypha wightiana var. lanceolata (Willd.) Müll.Arg.
- Ricinocarpus lanceolatus (Willd.) Kuntze
- Urtica pilosa Lour.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Euphorbiaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual.
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Acalypha lanceolata is an annual within the Euphorbiaceae family. It originates in Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, and the Pacific. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA, PACIFIC
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, Australia, East Tropical Africa, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Northeast Tropical Africa, Northwestern Pacific, Papuasia, South Tropical Africa, South-Central Pacific, Southwestern Pacific, West-Central Tropical Africa
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, Caroline Is., Christmas I., Cocos (Keeling) I., Cook Is., Ethiopia, Fiji, India, Jawa, Kenya, Laccadive Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Malawi, Malaya, Maldives, Maluku, Mozambique, Myanmar, New Guinea, Northern Territory, Philippines, Queensland, Rwanda, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Solomon Is., South China Sea, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tonga, Uganda, Vietnam, Western Australia, Zaïre
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Comoros, Madagascar, Niue, Réunion, Tokelau-Manihiki
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms