Acalypha virginica Linnaeus 1753

Acalypha virginica Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 1003. 1753, nom. cons. "Habitat in Zeylona, Virginia." RCN: 1262. Conserved type (Reveal & al. in Taxon 39: 361. 1990): Clayton 201 (BM-000038872). Generitype of Acalypha Linnaeus (vide Green, Prop. Brit. Bot.: 189. 1929). Current name: Acalypha virginica L. (Euphorbiaceae).Published as part of Jarvis, Charlie, 2007, Chapter 7: Linnaean Plant Names and their Types (part A), pp. 252-342 in Order out of Chaos. Linnaean Plant Types and their Types, London :Linnaean Society of London in association with the Natural History Museum on page 252, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.29197