Acalypha macrostachya
Also known as: Acalypha amplifolia Rusby +17 more
- Acalypha amplifolia Rusby
- Acalypha callosa Benth.
- Acalypha cancana Müll.Arg.
- Acalypha caucana Müll.Arg.
- Acalypha caudata Kunth
- Acalypha cucullata Poir.
- Acalypha fertilis Standl. & L.O.Williams
- Acalypha foliosa Rusby
- Acalypha heterodonta Müll.Arg.
- Acalypha heterodonta var. hirsuta Müll.Arg.
- Acalypha heterodonta var. psilocarpa Müll.Arg.
- Acalypha heterodonta var. psiloclada Müll.Arg.
- Acalypha heterodonta var. trichoclada Müll.Arg.
- Acalypha heteromorpha Rusby
- Acalypha hicksii L.Riley
- Acalypha hirsutissima Willd.
- Acalypha lehmanniana Pax
- Acalypha macrophylla Kunth ex Poepp.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Euphorbiaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a shrub or tree.
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Indigenous to North America and South America, Acalypha macrostachya is a shrub or tree belonging to the Euphorbiaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Panama, Peru, Surinam, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.
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)
Trinidad-Tobago