Acalypha indica

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 indica

Name

Acalypha indica L., Sp. Pl. 2: 1003 (1753).

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Cupamenis indica (L.) Raf., Sylva Tellur.: 67 (1838)
- Ricinocarpus indicus (L.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 618 (1891).
Heterotypic
- Acalypha decidua Forssk., Fl. Aegypt.-Arab.: 161 (1775).
  - Ricinocarpus deciduus (Forssk.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 617 (1891).
- Acalypha spicata Forssk., Fl. Aegypt.-Arab.: 161 (1775).
- Acalypha caroliniana Blanco, Fl. Filip.: 748 (1837), nom. illeg.
- Acalypha canescens Benth. in N.Wallich, Numer. List: n.º 7785 (1847), nom. nud.
- Acalypha ciliata Benth. in N.Wallich, Numer. List: n.º 7779J (1847), nom. nud.
- Acalypha chinensis Benth., Fl. Hongk.: 303 (1861).
- Acalypha fimbriata Baill., Recueil Observ. Bot. 1: 272 (1861).
- Acalypha bailloniana Müll.Arg., Linnaea 34: 44 (1865).
  - Ricinocarpus baillonianus (Müll.Arg.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 617 (1891).
- Acalypha somalium Müll.Arg., Bremen Abh. 7: 27 (1880).
- Acalypha somalensis Pax, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 100 (1894).
- Acalypha cupamenii Dragend., Heilpfl.: 380 (1898).

Homonyms

Acalypha indica K.Schum. & Hollr. = Acalypha lanceolata var. lanceolata
Acalypha indica Vell. = Acalypha poiretii Spreng.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa
- Regional: West-Central Tropical Africa
  - Zaïre.
- Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa
  - Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Socotra, Somalia, Sudan.
- Regional: East Tropical Africa
  - Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda.
- Regional: South Tropical Africa
  - Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
- Regional: Southern Africa
  - Botswana, Cape Provinces, Namibia, KwaZulu-Natal, Free State, Swaziland, Northern Provinces.
- Regional: Western Indian Ocean
  - Chagos Archipelago, Comoros, Mauritius, Madagascar, Réunion, Seychelles.
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Arabian Peninsula
  - Oman, Saudi Arabia.
- Regional: China
  - Hainan.
- Regional: Eastern Asia
  - Nansei-shoto, Taiwan.
Continental: Asia-Tropical
- Regional: Indian Subcontinent
  - Assam Bangladesh, India, Laccadive Islands, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka.
- Regional: Indo-China
  - Andaman Islands, Cambodia, Myanmar, Nicobar Islands, South China Sea, Thailand, Vietnam.
- Regional: Malesia
  - Cocos (Keeling) Islands., Jawa, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Maluku, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Christmas Isle.
- Regional: Papuasia
  - New Guinea.
Continental: Pacific
- Regional: Southwestern Pacific
  - Samoa.
- Regional: Northwestern Pacific
  - Marianas.
Continental: Northern America
- Regional: Mexico
  - Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest.
Continental: Southern America
- Regional: Caribbean
  - Cuba, Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, Windward Islands.
Note: Grey script indicates introduced occurrences.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 1003. Reference page.

Links

International Plant Names Index. 2017. Acalypha indica. Published online. Accessed: Oct. 20 2017.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2017. Acalypha indica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2017 Oct. 20. Reference page.

Tropicos.org 2017. Acalypha indica. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 20 Oct. 2017.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Acalypha indica in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Brennkraut, indisches Kupferblatt
English: copperleaf, Indian acalypha, Indian-nettle, three-seeded-mercury
español: hierba de cancer, ricinela
português: alcalifa
தமிழ்: குப்பைமேனி

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