Acalypha wilkesiana
A species in the Euphorbiaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Malpighiales
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Genus
- Acalypha
- Species
- Acalypha wilkesiana
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1866
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Acalypha wilkesiana. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
31 synonyms in this snapshot
- Acalypha amentacea f. circinataName author: (Müll.Arg.) Fosberg
- Acalypha amentacea subsp. wilkesianaName author: (Müll.Arg.) Fosberg
- Acalypha chantrieriName author: André
- Acalypha colorataName author: Baker
- Acalypha colorataName author: Rollison
- Acalypha compactaName author: hort. ex C.T.White
- Acalypha godseffianaName author: Masters
- Acalypha godseffiana var. heterophyllaName author: L.H.Bailey
- Acalypha hamiltonianaName author: hort. ex Bruant
- Acalypha hamiltonianaName author: Pynaert
- Acalypha illustrisName author: hort. ex Pax & K.Hoffm.
- Acalypha macafeeanaName author: H.J.Veitch
- Acalypha macrophyllaName author: Veitch
- Acalypha macrophyllaName author: Van Geert
- Acalypha marginataName author: (Mill.) J.J.Sm.
- Acalypha morfontanensisName author: Chantrier ex André
- Acalypha obovataName author: W.Bull
- Acalypha tortaName author: hort. ex Pax & K.Hoffm.
- Acalypha tortaName author: W.Bull
- Acalypha tricolorName author: Seem.
- Acalypha tricolorName author: Veitch ex Mast.
- Acalypha triumphansName author: L.Linden & Rodigas
- Acalypha wilkesiana f. appendiculataName author: J.W.Moore
- Acalypha wilkesiana f. circinataName author: Müll.Arg.
- Acalypha wilkesiana f. illustrisName author: J.J.Sm.
- Acalypha wilkesiana f. macrophyllaName author: J.J.Sm.
- Acalypha wilkesiana f. monstrosaName author: J.J.Sm.
- Acalypha wilkesiana f. triumphansName author: (L.Linden & Rodigas) J.J.Sm.
- Acalypha wilkesiana var. marginataName author: E.Morren
- Acalypha wilkesiana var. marginataName author: T.Moore
- Ricinocarpus wilkesianusName author: (Müll.Arg.) Kuntze
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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