Acalypha plicata Müll.Arg.

Cardiel, José María, Muñoz-Rodríguez, Pablo, González-Berdasco, Álvaro & Montero-Muñoz, Iris, 2023, Catalogue and red list of Acalypha L. (Euphorbiaceae) from South America, European Journal of Taxonomy 886, pp. 1-92 : 45-46

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5852/ejt.2023.886.2201
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8231814
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/3F7387D3-FFA5-6932-FD95-F8F6FD75FAB3
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Acalypha plicata Müll.Arg.
status

Treatment

58. Acalypha plicata Müll.Arg. View in CoL View at ENA

Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 15 (2): 855 ( Müller Argoviensis 1866).

≡ Ricinocarpus plicatus (Müll.Arg.) Kuntze View in CoL ; = Acalypha cordifolia Griseb. View in CoL ; = A. cordifolia var. polyadenia Griseb. View in CoL ; = A. flabellifera Rusby View in CoL ; = R. cuspidatus var. glandulosus Kuntze View in CoL ; = A. fulva I.M.Johnst. View in CoL

Voucher specimens

ARGENTINA – Jujuy • Eyerdam, W.J. 22349; GH, K, MO.

BOLIVIA – Cochabamba • Beck, S. 7398; DAV, MA, LPB.

PERU – Cajamarca • Sagástegui, A. 7919; GH, MO, NY, US .

Habit

Subshrub or shrub. Native.

Habitat

Central Andes: Yungas, alt. (600‒)1200‒3500(‒4100) m.

Distribution

Argentina, Bolivia, and Peru.

References

Cardiel (1995a), Cardiel et al. (2013b).

Provisional conservation status

LC.

Remarks

The specimens previously identified as Acalypha plicata from Colombia and Venezuela by Cardiel (1995b, 1999b), are here considered belonging to A. cuspidata . Acalypha plicata is restricted to the Andes of Argentina, Bolivia and Peru, and can be recognized by its conspicuous long glandular trichomes covering young branches, leaves, and inflorescences; A. cuspidata (restricted to Colombia and Venezuela) presents small glandular trichomes on inflorescences and sometimes sparse on young branches. The specimen K. Graf 543 (NY) from Quime, Bolivia, found at 4100 m altitude, is the highest known collection of Acalypha in South America and worldwide.