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Acalypha

Angiospermae - Malpighiales - Euphorbiaceae

Taxonomy
Acalypha was named by Linnaeus (1753). It is extant.

It was assigned to Euphorbiaceae by Knowlton (1919), MacGinitie (1941) and Jacobs and Kabuye (1987).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1753Acalypha Linnaeus
1919Acalypha Knowlton
1941Acalypha MacGinitie
1987Acalypha Jacobs and Kabuye p. 150 figs. Table 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Rosids
Eurosids
RankNameAuthor
Fabid
orderMalpighiales
familyEuphorbiaceae
genusAcalypha

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Acalypha Linnaeus 1753
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Acalypha aequalis MacGinitie 1941
Acalypha myricina Cockerell 1909
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available