Acalypha decumbens
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 decumbens
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1800
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Acalypha decumbens. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
18 synonyms in this snapshot
- Acalypha capensis f. grandidentataName author: (Müll.Arg.) Prain
- Acalypha capensis f. lamiifoliaName author: (Scheele) Prain
- Acalypha capensis var. cordataName author: (Thunb.) Prain
- Acalypha capensis var. decumbensName author: (Thunb.) Prain
- Acalypha capensis var. villosaName author: (Thunb.) Pax & K.Hoffm.
- Acalypha cordataName author: Thunb.
- Acalypha decumbens var. cordataName author: (Thunb.) Müll.Arg.
- Acalypha decumbens var. genuinaName author: Müll.Arg.
- Acalypha decumbens var. villosaName author: (Thunb.) Müll.Arg.
- Acalypha discolorName author: E.Mey.
- Acalypha discolor var. majorName author: Baill.
- Acalypha grandidentataName author: Müll.Arg.
- Acalypha kraussianaName author: Buching. ex Krauss
- Acalypha lamiifoliaName author: Scheele
- Acalypha prostrataName author: Zeyh. ex Pax. & K.Hoffm.
- Ricinocarpus decumbensName author: (Thunb.) Kuntze
- Ricinocarpus grandidentatusName author: Kuntze
- Tragia villosaName author: Thunb.
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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