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Acalypha wilkesiana Müll. Arg.

cresta de pavo, wilkes' acalypha

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
Magnoliophyta

Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)

Order
Euphorbiales

Family
Euphorbiaceae

Genus
Acalypha

Species
wilkesiana

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Acalypha amentacea subsp. wilkesiana (Müll.Arg.) Fosberg

Taxon origin: Introduced - established

Introduction

Mode of introduction: Intentional

Introduction Pathway: Intentional

Subpathway: Agriculture/Horticulture

Introduced status: Human dependent

Year of first record: 1983

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

References

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Missouri Botanical Garden (eds.) (2013) The Plant List, Version 1.1. Published on the Internet; http://www.theplantlist.org/ (accessed 1st January).

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"Galapagos Species Database, Acalypha wilkesiana", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=18581. Accessed 9 May 2024.