Acalypha wilkesiana
Beefsteakplant, Capa De Obispo
Other regional names: Copperleaf +3 more
- Copperleaf
- Fire Dragon
- Jacob's Coat
- Match Me If You Can
Also known as: Acalypha amentacea f. circinata (Müll.Arg.) Fosberg +14 more
- Acalypha amentacea f. circinata (Müll.Arg.) Fosberg
- Acalypha amentacea f. wilkesiana
- Acalypha amentacea subsp. circinata (Müll.Arg.) Fosberg
- Acalypha amentacea subsp. wilkesiana (Müll.Arg.) Fosberg
- Acalypha chantrieri André
- Acalypha compacta Guilf. ex C.T.White
- Acalypha godseffiana Mast.
- Acalypha godseffiana subsp. heterophylla L.H.Bailey
- Acalypha godseffiana var. heterophylla L.H.Bailey
- Acalypha hamiltoniana Bruant
- Acalypha hamiltoniana Pynaert
- Acalypha illustris Pax & K.Hoffm.
- Acalypha macafeeana H.J.Veitch
- Acalypha macrophylla Veitch
- Acalypha morfontanensis Chantrier ex André
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Euphorbiaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a shrub or tree.
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Indigenous to Tropical Asia and the Pacific, Acalypha wilkesiana (commonly known as Beefsteakplant or Capa De Obispo) is a shrub or tree belonging to the Euphorbiaceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TROPICAL, PACIFIC
Regions (WGSRPD)
Papuasia, Southwestern Pacific
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Bismarck Archipelago, Fiji, Solomon Is., Tuvalu, Vanuatu
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)
Bangladesh, Bolivia, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Caroline Is., China South-Central, China Southeast, Comoros, Cook Is., Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Florida, Gilbert Is., Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, Haiti, Hawaii, India, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Line Is., Madagascar, Marianas, Marquesas, Marshall Is., Mexico Central, Nauru, Nicobar Is., Niue, Norfolk Is., Paraguay, Puerto Rico, Rwanda, Society Is., Thailand, Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Venezuelan Antilles, Zaïre