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| + | '''''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'''. |
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| + | These plants are mostly [[Tropics|tropical]] or [[subtropical]] (but not present in [[Hawaiʻi]] and several other [[Pacific Islands]]), with a few representatives in [[temperate zone]]s. The [[Americas]] contain two thirds of the known species, distributed from southern [[United States]] to [[Uruguay]] and northern [[Argentina]]. |
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| + | Several species, such as ''[[Acalypha ecuadorica|A. ecuadorica]]'', ''[[Acalypha eggersii|A. eggersii]]'' and ''[[Acalypha raivavensis|A. raivavensis]]'' are nearly [[extinct]], and the [[St. Helena Mountain Bush]] or "stringwood" (''A. rubrinervis'') already is. |
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| ==Species== | | ==Species== |
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− | *''[[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]]'' – [[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]]'' |
| + | * ''[[Acalypha gummifera]]'' |
| + | * ''[[Acalypha hispida]]'' – [[Chenille Plant]], Philippine Medusa, Red-hot Cattail, "[[foxtail]]" |
| + | * ''[[Acalypha hontauyuensis]]'' |
| + | * ''[[Acalypha indica]]'', Indian Acalypha |
| + | * ''[[Acalypha klavea]]'' |
| + | * ''[[Acalypha lancasteri|Acalypha × lancasteri]]''{{Verify source|date=November 2007}}<!-- check if hybrid, cultivar, ect --> |
| + | * ''[[Acalypha lancetillae]]'' |
| + | * ''[[Acalypha lepinei]]'' |
| + | * ''[[Acalypha leptopoda]]'' |
| + | * ''[[Acalypha macrostachya]]'' |
| + | * ''[[Acalypha monococca]]'' |
| + | * ''[[Acalypha mortoniana]]'' |
| + | * ''[[Acalypha ostryifolia]]'' |
| + | * ''[[Acalypha pendula]]'' |
| + | * ''[[Acalypha phleoides]]'' |
| + | * ''[[Acalypha polystachya]]'' |
| + | * ''[[Acalypha portoricensis]]'' |
| + | * ''[[Acalypha radians]]'' |
| + | * ''[[Acalypha raivavensis]]'' |
| + | * ''[[Acalypha repens]]'' |
| + | * ''[[Acalypha reptans]]'' |
| + | * ''[[Acalypha rhomboidea]]'' – [[Common Copperleaf]], Common Three-seeded Mercury |
| + | * ''[[Acalypha rubrinervis]]'' – [[St. Helena Mountain Bush]], String Tree, Stringwood - [[extinct]] (c.1860) |
| + | * ''[[Acalypha schimpffii]]'' |
| + | * ''[[Acalypha setosa]]'' |
| + | * ''[[Acalypha siamensis]]'' |
| + | * ''[[Acalypha skutchii]]'' |
| + | * ''[[Acalypha sonderiana]]'' |
| + | * ''[[Acalypha suirenbiensis]]'' |
| + | * ''[[Acalypha tunguraguae]]'' |
| + | * ''[[Acalypha umbrosa]]'' |
| + | * ''[[Acalypha villosa]]'' |
| + | * ''[[Acalypha virginica]]'' – [[Virginia Copperleaf]], [[Virginia Three-seeded Mercury]] |
| + | * ''[[Acalypha wilkesiana]]'' – Beefsteakplant, Copperleaf, Fire-dragon, Jacob's-coat<ref name="GRIN">{{cite web |
| + | | url = http://www.ars-grin.gov/npgs/ |
| + | | title = Taxon: ''Acalypha wilkesiana'' Müll. Arg. |
| + | | accessdate = 2008-03-23 |
| + | | author = Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) |
| + | | authorlink = Germplasm Resources Information Network |
| + | | date = 1999-08-30 |
| + | | format = HTML |
| + | | work = Taxonomy for Plants |
| + | | publisher = [[United States Department of Agriculture|USDA]], [[Agricultural Research Service|ARS]], National Genetic Resources Program, National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland |
| + | }}</ref> |
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| The following genera have been brought into [[synonymy]] with ''Acalypha'': | | The following genera have been brought into [[synonymy]] with ''Acalypha'': |