Acalypha velamea Baill.

82. Acalypha velamea Baill. Adansonia 5: 228 (Baillon 1865). ≡ Ricinocarpus vellameus (Baill.) Kuntze; = Acalypha communis var. brevipes Müll.Arg. ≡ A. brevipes (Müll.Arg.) Müll.Arg. ≡ R. brevipes (Müll.Arg.) Kuntze; = A. communis f. decumbens Müll.Arg.; = A. communis var. pallida Müll.Arg.; A. communis var. brevipetiolata Chodat & Hassl. Voucher specimens ARGENTINA – Corrientes • Keller, H. 14239; CTES. BRAZIL – Goiás • Irwin, H.S. 7368; NY. PARAGUAY – Amambay • Hassler, E. 8313; BM, NY. Habit Shrub. Native. Habitat Eastern Highlands: Cerrados; Pampas: Northern Rolling Pampas, alt. 500‒1000 m. Distribution Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay. References Cardiel et al. (2013a, 2022b), Cardiel & Muñoz-Rodríguez (2015). Provisional conservation status LC.Published as part of Cardiel, José María, Muñoz-Rodríguez, Pablo, González-Berdasco, Álvaro & Montero-Muñoz, Iris, 2023, Catalogue and red list of Acalypha L. (Euphorbiaceae) from South America, pp. 1-92 in European Journal of Taxonomy 886 on page 60, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.886.2201, http://zenodo.org/record/822265