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Acalypha villosa

Also known as: Acalypha karsteniana Pax & K.Hoffm. +18 more
  • Acalypha karsteniana Pax & K.Hoffm.
  • Acalypha linostachys Baill.
  • Acalypha muricata Klotzsch ex Pax & K.Hoffm.
  • Acalypha rusbyi Dorr
  • Acalypha subvillosa Müll.Arg.
  • Acalypha villosa f. paniculata Müll.Arg.
  • Acalypha villosa var. genuina Müll.Arg.
  • Acalypha villosa var. intermedia Müll.Arg.
  • Acalypha villosa var. latiuscula Pax & K.Hoffm.
  • Acalypha villosa var. paniculata (Müll.Arg.) Pax & K.Hoffm.
  • Acalypha villosa var. tomentosa Müll.Arg.
  • Acalypha villosa var. trichopoda Müll.Arg.
  • Acalypha williamsii Rusby
  • Gymnalypha jacquinii Griseb.
  • Ricinocarpos villosus (Jacq.) Kuntze
  • Ricinocarpos villosus var. grandifolius Kuntze
  • Ricinocarpos villosus var. intermedius (Müll.Arg.) Kuntze
  • Ricinocarpus subvillosus (Müll.Arg.) Kuntze
  • Ricinocarpus villosus (Jacq.) Kuntze
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species
  • Botanical Family: Euphorbiaceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a shrub or tree.

Originating in North America and South America, Acalypha villosa is a shrub or tree belonging to the Euphorbiaceae family. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with 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, Southern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Argentina Northwest, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Venezuela, Windward Is.

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