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{{Taxobox
| color = lightgreen
| name = ''Acalypha''
| image = Acalypha hispida0.jpg
| image_width = 200px
| image_caption = ''[[Acalypha hispida]]''
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Malpighiales]]
| familia = [[Euphorbiaceae]]
| subfamilia = [[Acalyphoideae]]
| tribus = [[Acalypheae]]
| subtribus = '''Acalyphinae'''
| genus = '''''Acalypha'''''
| genus_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]
| subdivision_ranks = [[Species]]
| subdivision =
*''[[Acalypha bipartita]]''
*''[[Acalypha californica]]''
*''[[Acalypha godseffiana]]'' - copper leaf
*''[[Acalypha gracilens]]''
*''[[Acalypha hispida]]'' - chenille plant, Philippine medusa, red-hot cattail
*''[[Acalypha klavea]]''
*''[[Acalypha monococca]]''
*''[[Acalypha pendula]]''
*''[[Acalypha phleoides]]''
*''[[Acalypha radians]]''
*''[[Acalypha repens]]''
*''[[Acalypha rhomboidea]]'' - common copperleaf
*''[[Acalypha rubrinervis]]''
*''[[Acalypha siamensis]]''
*''[[Acalypha virginica]]'' - Virginia copperleaf, Virginia threeseed mercury
*''[[Acalypha wilkesiana]]'' - Obovata Cristata, copperleaf
et al.
}}

'''''Acalypha''''' (from [[Greek language|Greek]], "nettle") is a [[plant]] [[genus]] of the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Euphorbiaceae]] and the sole genus of the [[subtribe]] '''Acalyphinae'''. With 450 to 500 [[species]] of [[herb]]s to [[shrub]]s, the genus is only behind ''[[Euphorbia]]'', ''[[Croton (genus)|Croton]]'' and ''[[Phyllanthus]]'' in term of diversity. ''[[Acalypha hispida]]'', cultivated as [[houseplant]] because of its colorful and texturally exciting flowers, is by far the best-known species. Others are grown for their [[foliage]]. ''[[Acalypha bipartita]]'' is eaten as a vegetable in some parts of Africa. <ref>Grubben, G.J.H. & Denton, O.A. (2004) Plant Resources of Tropical Africa 2. Vegetables. PROTA Foundation, Wageningen; Backhuys, Leiden; CTA, Wageningen.</ref>

===Distribution===
These species are mostly [[Tropics|tropical]] or [[subtropical]] (but not present in [[Hawaii]] and several other [[Pacific Islands]]), with a few representatives in [[temperate zone]]s. The [[Americas]] contain two third of the known species, distributed from southern [[United States]] to [[Uruguay]] and northern [[Argentina]].

===Taxonomy===
The following genera have been brought into [[synonymy]] with ''Acalypha'':
*'''''Acalyphes''''' [[Hassk.]]
*'''''Acalyphopsis''''' [[Ferdinand Albin Pax|Pax]] & [[K.Hoffm.]]
*'''''Calyptrospatha''''' [[Johann Friedrich Klotzsch|Klotzsch]] ex [[Henri Ernest Baillon|Baill.]]
*'''''Caturus''''' [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]
*'''''Corythea''''' [[S.Watson]]
*'''''Cupameni''''' [[Michel Adanson|Adans.]]
*'''''Galurus''''' [[Kurt Sprengel|Spreng.]]
*'''''Gymnalypha''''' [[August Heinrich Rudolf Grisebach|Griseb.]]
*'''''Linostachys''''' [[Johann Friedrich Klotzsch|Klotzsch]] ex [[Diederich Franz Leonhard von Schlechtendal|Schltdl.]]
*'''''Mercuriastrum''''' [[Fabr.]]
*'''''Odonteilema''''' [[Turcz.]]
*'''''Paracelsea''''' [[Heinrich Zollinger|Zoll.]]
*'''''Ricinocarpus''''' [[Otto Kuntze|Kuntze]]
*'''''Schizogyne''''' [[Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg|Ehrenb.]] ex [[Ferdinand Albin Pax|Pax]]

==References==
*Pax, F. & K. Hoffmann (1924) in Engler, Adolf: ''Das Pflanzenreich'', Heft (Fascicle)85:IV.147.XVI:Euphorbiaceae-Crotonoideae-Acalypheae-Acalyphinae, 12 [monographic revision]
<references/>

== External links==
*[http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/consumer/factsheets/annuals/chenilleplant.html NC State Univ]

[[Category:Euphorbiaceae]]
[[Category:Pantropical flora]]

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 * ''[[Acalypha alopecuroides]]''
 * ''[[Acalypha amentacea]]''
-** ''Acalypha amentacea'' subsp. ''wilkesiana'' (syn. ''A. godseffiana)
+** ''Acalypha amentacea'' subsp. ''[[Acalypha amentacea ssp. wilkesiana‎|wilkesiana]]'' (syn. ''A. godseffiana)
 * ''[[Acalypha andina]]''
 * ''[[Acalypha arvensis]]''

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 |jumpin=If this plant info box on watering; zones; height; etc. is mostly empty you can click on the edit tab and fill in the blanks!
-|image=Acalypha hispida0.jpg
+|image=Acalypha hispida.jpg
 |image_width=240
 }}
-Describe plant here.
+'''''Acalypha'''''<ref>[[Latin]]ized [[Ancient Greek]] from ''akaluphē'' (''ἀκαλύφη''), a [[nettle]]-like plant</ref> is a [[plant]] [[genus]] of the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Euphorbiaceae]]. It is the sole genus of the [[subtribe]] '''Acalyphinae'''. With 450 to 500 [[species]] of [[herb]]s and [[shrub]]s, the genus is only behind ''[[Euphorbia]]'', ''[[Croton (genus)|Croton]]'' and ''[[Phyllanthus]]'' in term of [[Malpighiales]] diversity. The common names are '''copperleaves''' or '''three-seeded mercuries'''.
 {{Inc|
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 ==Species==
 Species{{wp}}:
-*''[[Acalypha amentacea ssp. wilkesiana]]''
+* ''[[Acalypha alopecuroides]]''
-*''[[Acalypha bipartita]]''
+* ''[[Acalypha amentacea]]''
-*''[[Acalypha californica]]''
+** ''Acalypha amentacea'' subsp. ''wilkesiana'' (syn. ''A. godseffiana)
-*''[[Acalypha godseffiana]]'' - copper leaf
+* ''[[Acalypha andina]]''
-*''[[Acalypha gracilens]]''
+* ''[[Acalypha arvensis]]''
-*''[[Acalypha hispida]]'' - chenille plant, Philippine medusa, red-hot cattail
+* ''[[Acalypha australis]]''
-*''[[Acalypha klavea]]''
+* ''[[Acalypha bipartita]]''
-*''[[Acalypha monococca]]''
+* ''[[Acalypha bisetosa]]''
-*''[[Acalypha pendula]]''
+* ''[[Acalypha californica]]'' &ndash; [[California Copperleaf]], Pringle Three-seeded Mercury
-*''[[Acalypha phleoides]]''
+* ''[[Acalypha chlorocardia]]''
-*''[[Acalypha radians]]''
+* ''[[Acalypha chuniana]]''
-*''[[Acalypha repens]]''
+* ''[[Acalypha costaricensis]]''
-*''[[Acalypha rhomboidea]]'' - common copperleaf
+* ''[[Acalypha dictyoneura]]''
-*''[[Acalypha rubrinervis]]''
+* ''[[Acalypha diversifolia]]''
-*''[[Acalypha siamensis]]''
+* ''[[Acalypha ecuadorica]]''
-*''[[Acalypha virginica]]'' - Virginia copperleaf, Virginia threeseed mercury
+* ''[[Acalypha eggersii]]''
-*''[[Acalypha wilkesiana]]'' - Obovata Cristata, copperleaf
+* ''[[Acalypha glabrata]]''
-et al.
+* ''[[Acalypha gracilens]]''
 The following genera have been brought into [[synonymy]] with ''Acalypha'':

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 |Temp Metric=°F
 |jumpin=If this plant info box on watering; zones; height; etc. is mostly empty you can click on the edit tab and fill in the blanks!
-|image=Upload.png
+|image=Acalypha hispida0.jpg
 |image_width=240
 }}
-__NOTOC__{{Plantbox
+Describe plant here.
-| name = ''LATINNAME''   <!--- replace LATINNAME with the actual latin name -->
 {{Inc|
 Acalypha (a name given by Hippocrates to a nettle). Euphorbiaceae. Copper-leaf. Three-seeded Mercury. Brilliant tender foliage shrubs or herbs much used for greenhouse ornament, and especially for bedding-out; and in Florida and southward for lawn shrubs and hedges.
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 ==Species==
 Species{{wp}}:
 *''[[Acalypha bipartita]]''
 *''[[Acalypha californica]]''
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-[[Category:Categorize]]
+__NOTOC__

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-| image = Upload.png   <!--- Freesia.jpg -->
+| image = Acalypha hispida0.jpg
 | image_width = 240px    <!--- leave as 240px if horizontal orientation photo, or change to 180px if vertical -->
-| image_caption =     <!--- eg. Cultivated freesias -->
+| image_caption = Acalypha hispida
 | regnum = Plantae
 | divisio = Magnoliophyta
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 | ordo = Malpighiales
 | familia = Euphorbiaceae
 | tribus = Acalypheae
 | genus = Acalypha
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 [[Category:Euphorbiaceae]]
 [[Category:Pantropical flora]]