Euphorbiaceae
Acalypha

Acalypha polymorpha Müll.Arg.

First published in J. Bot. 2: 335 (1864)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Congo to Kenya and S. Tropical Africa. It is an annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Burundi, Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Caminho, J., Mutemba, L., Matusse, E., Osborne, J., Wursten, B., Burrows, J., Cianciullo, S., Malatesta, L. & Attorre, F. (2022). An updated checklist of Mozambique’s vascular plants. PhytoKeys 189: 61-80.
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae (and Pandaceae) 1-4: 1-1622. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Caminho, J., Mutemba, L., Matusse, E., Osborne, J., Wursten, B., Burrows, J., Cianciullo, S., Malatesta, L. & Attorre, F. (2022). An updated checklist of Mozambique’s vascular plants. PhytoKeys 189: 61-80.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K. & Bidgood, S. [9568] Zambia K001567906 Yes
Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K.; Bidgood, S. [9627] Zambia K001574370 Yes
Maiato, F.; Goyder, D.J. [2088] Angola K001622866 Yes
Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K. & Bidgood, S. [9744] Zambia K001567888 Yes
Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K. & Bidgood, S. [9615] Zambia K001567905 Yes
Jan 1, 1990 Lovett, J.; Lovett, J. [2279] Tanzania Acalypha stuhlmannii K000452669 No
Tanner, R.E.S. [5255] Tanzania Acalypha stuhlmannii K000452650 No
Polhill, R.M.; Paulo, S. [1868] Tanzania Acalypha stuhlmannii K000452666 No
Tanner, R.E.S. [5435] Tanzania Acalypha stuhlmannii K000452647 No
Boaler, S.B. [747] Tanzania Acalypha stuhlmannii K000452667 No
Lovett, J. [1013] Tanzania Acalypha stuhlmannii K000452643 No
Richards, H.M. [13896] Tanzania Acalypha stuhlmannii K000452662 No
Richards, H.M. [2394] Tanzania Acalypha stuhlmannii K000452653 No
Tanner, R.E.S. [5096] Tanzania Acalypha stuhlmannii K000452646 No
Napper, D.M. [901] Tanzania Acalypha stuhlmannii K000452663 No
Brummitt, R.K.; Goldblatt, P. [18004] Tanzania Acalypha stuhlmannii K000452642 No
Gillett, J.B. [17844] Tanzania Acalypha stuhlmannii K000452668 No
Milne-Redhead, E.; Mwangi, J. [8293] Tanzania Acalypha stuhlmannii K000452671 No
Milne-Redhead, E.; Mwangi, J. [7752] Tanzania Acalypha stuhlmannii K000452670 No
Tanner, R.E.S. [5657] Tanzania Acalypha stuhlmannii K000452656 No
Admiral, R.; Lynes, H. [D12b] Tanzania Acalypha stuhlmannii K000452661 No
Jefford, T.G.; Newbould, J.B. [1965] Tanzania Acalypha stuhlmannii K000452654 No
Ruffo, C.K.; Kisena [2665] Tanzania Acalypha stuhlmannii K000452659 No
Brummitt, R.K.; Mwasumbi, L.B. [18208] Tanzania Acalypha stuhlmannii K000452641 No
Richards, H.M. [10343] Tanzania Acalypha stuhlmannii K000452655 No
Verdcourt, B. [3331] Tanzania Acalypha stuhlmannii K000452658 No
Haarer, A.E. [1627] Tanzania Acalypha stuhlmannii K000452660 No
Scott Elliot, G.F. [8160] Tanzania Acalypha stuhlmannii K000452644 No
Richards, H.M. [15888] Tanzania Acalypha stuhlmannii K000452657 No
Richards, H.M. [13881] Tanzania Acalypha stuhlmannii K000452664 No
Mwasumbi, L.B.; Mohamed, S.A.; Kajula [13186] Tanzania Acalypha stuhlmannii K000452639 No
Richards, H.M. [13924] Tanzania Acalypha stuhlmannii K000452665 No
Tanner, R.E.S. [5706] Tanzania Acalypha stuhlmannii K000452648 No
Tanner, R.E.S. [5856] Tanzania Acalypha stuhlmannii K000452649 No
Kanywa, P. [44] Tanzania Acalypha stuhlmannii K000452651 No
Bullock, A.A. [1915] Tanzania Acalypha stuhlmannii K000452652 No
Tanner, R.E.S. [5024] Tanzania Acalypha stuhlmannii K000452645 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0