Acalypha communis Müll.Arg.

  • Filed As

    Euphorbiaceae
    Acalypha communis Müll.Arg.

  • Collector(s)

    G. E. Schatz 891 with E. Taylor, C.S. Rosario, J.B.F. da Silva, T. Rebbeck, & M. Rosa, 08 Mar 1983

  • Location

    Brazil. Maranhão. Barra do Corda Mun. 30 km NE of Barra do Corda, between the Rio Mearim and main road from Presidente Dutra to Barra do Corda.

  • Habitat

    In very sandy, now dry, igarape.

  • Description

    Shrub to 2m tall. Stigmas either red or white, variable in the population. Anthers cream white. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00935855

    Occurrence ID: 666c7079-af82-419f-bbdd-50048d7c1490

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Malpighiales

  • Family

    Euphorbiaceae

  • All Determinations

    Acalypha communis Müll.Arg. det R. L. Liesner, 1993

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Maranhão

  • County/Municipio

    Barra do Corda Mun.

  • Locality

    30 km NE of Barra do Corda, between the Rio Mearim and main road from Presidente Dutra to Barra do Corda.

  • Coordinates

    -5.42, -45.12

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The New York Botanical Garden
Acalypha communis Mull. Arg.
Det. Ronald Liesner, 1993
Programa Flora
The New York Botanical Garden
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia
Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi
maranhXo, brazil
Schatz No. 891	Euphorbiaceae
Acalypha
Municipio de Barra do Corda, 30km NE of Barra do
Corda, between the Rio Mearim and main road from
Presidente Dutra to Barra do Corda. (5°25'S,
45°07’W)
Shrub to 2m tall in very sandy, now dry, igarape.
Stigmas either red or white, variable in the
population. Anthers cream white.
G.E. Schatz, E. Taylor,C.S. Rosario, J.B.F. da
Silva, T. Rebbeck, & M. Rosa	8 March 1983
Fieldwork supported by The Netionel Science Foundetion end the
Conselho Nacionel de Desenvoivimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq).
00935855