Euphorbiaceae
Acalypha

Acalypha macrostachya Jacq.

First published in Pl. Hort. Schoenbr. 2: 63 (1797)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mexico to Tropical America. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used as a poison and a medicine and has environmental uses.

Distribution

Native to:

Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Panamá, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.

Introduced into:

Trinidad-Tobago

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Baksh-Comeau, Y., Maharaj, S.S., Adams, C.D., Harris, S.A., Filer, D.L. & Hawthorne, W.D. (2016). An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Trinidad and Tobago with analysis of vegetation types and botanical 'hotspots'. Phytotaxa 250: 1-431.
  • Berendsohn, W.G., Gruber, A.K. & Monterrosa Salomón, J. (2009). Nova silva cusatlantica. Árboles nativos e introduciados de El Salvador. Parte 1: Angiospermae - Familias A a L. Englera 29-1: 1-438.
  • Garcia-Mendoza, A.J. & Meave, J.A. (eds.) (2012). Diversidad florística de Oaxaca: de musgos a angiospermas (colecciones y listas de especies), ed. 2: 1-351. Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
  • 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.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Idárraga-Piedrahita, A., Ortiz, R.D.C., Callejas Posada, R. & Merello, M. (eds.) (2011). Flora de Antioquia: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares 2: 1-939. Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín.
  • Linares, J.L. (2003 publ. 2005). Lista comentado de los árboles nativos y cultivados en la República de El Salvador. Ceiba; a Scientific and Technical Journal Published by Zamorano 44: 105-268.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • Stevens, W.D., Ulloa U., C., Pool, A. & Montiel, O.M. (2001). Flora de Nicaragua. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 85: i-xlii, 1-2666. Missouri Botanical Garden.

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00606-022-01816-0. epublication.
  • Baksh-Comeau, Y., Maharaj, S.S., Adams, C.D., Harris, S.A., Filer, D.L. & Hawthorne, W.D. (2016). An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Trinidad and Tobago with analysis of vegetation types and botanical 'hotspots'. Phytotaxa 250: 1-431.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Linares, J.L. (2003 publ. 2005). Lista comentado de los árboles nativos y cultivados en la República de El Salvador. Ceiba; a Scientific and Technical Journal Published by Zamorano 44: 105-268.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T. (2020). World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.
  • GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup
  • IUCN (2021). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2021-2. https://www.iucnredlist.org.
  • Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt (2015). Listado de especies de Productos No Maderables del caribe colombiano. 366 registros, aportados por: Garcia, H. (Contacto del Recurso), López Camacho, R. (Creador del recurso), Espitia Palencia, L. (Proveedor del metadatos). Versión 2.0. http://i2d.humboldt.org.co/ceiba/resource.do?r=le_bst-caribe_plantae_2015
  • Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt (2019). Lista de especies vedadas por la resolución 213 de 1977. 8256 especies. http://i2d.humboldt.org.co/ceiba/resource.do?r=le_plantaspriorizadas_2019
  • Jansen, P., Lemmens, R., Oyen, L., Siemonsma, J., Stavast, F. & Van Valkenburg, J. (1991) Plant Resources of South-East Asia. Basic list of species and commodity grouping. Final version. Pudoc, Wageningen.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 1, 2016 Callejas, R.; Escobar, O. [3285] Colombia K001447928 Yes
Jan 1, 2010 Cogollo, A.; Duque, A.; Giraldo, F.; Rodriguez, W.; Alvarez, E. [7885] Colombia K001447932 Yes
Jan 1, 2010 Lehmann, F.C. [4818] Colombia K000913007 Type Yes
Jan 1, 2010 Lehmann, F.C. [4818] Colombia K000913006 Type Yes
Jan 1, 2010 Smith, H.H. [1433] Colombia K000913010 Type Yes
Jan 1, 2010 Smith, H.H. [1433] Colombia K000913011 Type Yes
Jan 1, 2010 Linden [974] K000913012 Type Yes
Jan 1, 2001 s.coll. [14608] Peru K001447970 Yes
Jan 1, 2000 Spruce, R. [4298] Peru K000600502 Type Yes
Jan 1, 2000 Sandeman, C. [5038] Peru K000716400 Yes
Jan 1, 2000 Wurdack, J.J. [2042] Peru K000716401 Yes
Jan 1, 2000 Bang, M. [2391] Bolivia K000600504 Type Yes
Jan 1, 2000 Spruce, R. [4298] Peru K000600501 Type Yes
Jan 1, 2000 Williams, R.S. [656] Bolivia K000600503 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1999 Hurtado, F. [693] Ecuador K001447960 Yes
Jan 1, 1999 Grubb, P.J.; Lloyd, J.R.; Pennington, T.D.; Whitmore, T.C. [51] Ecuador K001447961 Yes
Jan 1, 1998 Werling, L.; Leth-Nissen, S. [087] Ecuador K001447962 Yes
Jan 1, 1998 Spruce, R. [6147] Ecuador K000600661 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1998 Jaramillo, J.; Grijaiva, E.; Grijaiva, M. [12282] Ecuador K001447963 Yes
Aug 1, 1992 Linden [974] K000913013 Isolectotype Yes
Aug 1, 1992 Kalbreyer, W. [902] Colombia K000913014 Unknown Type Material Yes
Aug 1, 1992 Plowman, T.; Saldarriaga, J.G. [3186] Colombia K000716402 Yes
Aug 1, 1992 Soejarto, D., D. [267] Colombia K000716403 Yes
May 1, 1991 s.coll. [1388] Colombia K000600660 Isolectotype Yes
May 1, 1991 Hartweg [1388] Colombia K000600659 Type Yes
May 1, 1991 Triana, J. [3877] Colombia K000600658 Isolectotype Yes
Jan 1, 1988 Williams, L. [12229] Venezuela K001447927 Yes
Jan 1, 1988 Styermark, J.A.; Bunting, G.; Blanco, C. [101456] Venezuela K001447910 Yes
Mexia, Y. [8116] Peru K001447969 Yes
Wood, J.R.I. [3595] Colombia K001447933 Yes
Langlassé, E. [983] Mexico K000503123 No
Krukoff, B.A. [4876] Brazil K001206748 Yes
Klug, G. [3365] Peru K001447966 Yes
Mexia, Y. [5022] Brazil K001206750 Yes
Prance, G.T. [9667] Brazil K001206747 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [4522] Brazil K001206749 Yes
Venezuela K001447908 Yes
Venezuela K001447909 Yes
Venezuela K001447910 Yes
Venezuela K001447911 Yes
Venezuela K001447912 Yes
Ecuador K001447917 Yes
Ecuador K001447918 Yes
Ecuador K001447919 Yes
Venezuela K001447920 Yes
Venezuela K001447921 Yes
Venezuela K001447922 Yes
Venezuela K001447923 Yes
Venezuela K001447924 Yes
Venezuela K001447925 Yes
Venezuela K001447926 Yes
Venezuela K001447927 Yes
Colombia K001447929 Yes
Colombia K001447930 Yes
Colombia K001447931 Yes
Colombia K001447932 Yes
Colombia K001447933 Yes
Colombia K001447934 Yes
Colombia K001447935 Yes
Colombia K001447943 Yes
Colombia K001447944 Yes
Colombia K001447945 Yes
Colombia K001447946 Yes
Colombia K001447947 Yes
Colombia K001447948 Yes
Colombia K001447949 Yes
Colombia K001447950 Yes
Colombia K001447951 Yes
Colombia K001447952 Yes
Colombia K001447953 Yes
Colombia K001447954 Yes
Ecuador K001447959 Yes
Ecuador K001447960 Yes
Ecuador K001447961 Yes
Ecuador K001447962 Yes
Ecuador K001447963 Yes
Ecuador K001447964 Yes
Ecuador K001447965 Yes
Peru K001447966 Yes
Peru K001447967 Yes
Peru K001447968 Yes
Peru K001447969 Yes
Peru K001447970 Yes
Hugh-Jones, D.Ll. [178] Colombia Acalypha macrostachya var. hirsutissima K001447940 Yes
Robinson, J.W.L. [141] Peru Acalypha macrostachya var. hirsutissima K001447936 Yes
Sprague, T.A. [270] Colombia Acalypha macrostachya var. hirsutissima K001447957 Yes
n/a Acalypha macrostachya var. hirsutissima K001447902 Yes
n/a Acalypha macrostachya var. hirsutissima K001447903 Yes
n/a Acalypha macrostachya var. hirsutissima K001447904 Yes
n/a Acalypha macrostachya var. hirsutissima K001447905 Yes
n/a Acalypha macrostachya var. hirsutissima K001447906 Yes
Panama Acalypha macrostachya var. hirsutissima K001447907 Yes
Colombia Acalypha macrostachya var. hirsutissima K001447936 Yes
Colombia Acalypha macrostachya var. hirsutissima K001447937 Yes
Colombia Acalypha macrostachya var. hirsutissima K001447938 Yes
Colombia Acalypha macrostachya var. hirsutissima K001447939 Yes
Colombia Acalypha macrostachya var. hirsutissima K001447941 Yes
Colombia Acalypha macrostachya var. hirsutissima K001447942 Yes
Colombia Acalypha macrostachya var. hirsutissima K001447958 Yes
Edwards, K.S.; Roe, T.; Davis, J.; Garrett, S. [121] Venezuela Acalypha macrostachya var. macrophylla K001447915 Yes
Jan 1, 1966 Hutchison, P.C.; Idrobo, J.M. [3020] Colombia Acalypha macrostachya var. tristis K001447956 Yes
Hicks, J.B. [458] Costa Rica Acalypha hicksii K000600580 Type Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • 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/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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

  • Universidad Nacional de Colombia

    • ColPlantA database
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

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