Acalypha californica

Acalypha californica

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malpighiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Malpighiales

Familia: Euphorbiaceae
Subfamilia: Acalyphoideae
Tribus: Acalypheae
Genus: Acalypha
Species: Acalypha californica

Name

Acalypha californica Benth.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Ricinocarpus californicus (Benth.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 617 (1891).
• Heterotypic
  • Acalypha pringlei S.Watson, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 20: 373 (1885).
  • Acalypha stokesiae Pax & K.Hoffm. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 147, XVI: 138 (1924).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Southwestern U.S.A. Arizona, California Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Bentham, G. 1844–1846. The botany of the voyage of H.M.S. Sulphur, under the command of Captain Sir Edward Belcher, R.N., C.B., F.R.G.S, etc. during the years 1836–42. 195 pp., 60 tt. Smith, Elder and Co., London. BHL Reference page. : 51.

Links

• International Plant Names Index. 2017. Acalypha californica. Published online. Accessed Oct. 18 2017.
• The Plant List 2013. Acalypha californica in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2017 Oct. 18.

• Tropicos.org 2017. Acalypha californica. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 18 Oct. 2017.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2017. Acalypha californica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2017 Oct. 17. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: California copperleaf, Pringle three-seeded mercury

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