57. Acalypha platyphylla Müll.Arg.

Linnaea 34 (1): 6 (Müller Argoviensis 1865).

≡ Ricinocarpus platyphyllus (Müll.Arg.) Kuntze; = Acalypha subandina Ule.

Voucher specimens

COLOMBIA – Huila • Fosberg, F.R. 19920; K, S, US.

ECUADOR – Napo • Balslev, H. 2600; B, F, GH, MO, NY, QCA, QCNE, S, US.

PERU – Loreto • Ule, E.H.G. 6840; G, GH, F, K, L, MA.

Habit

Shrub or small tree to 12 m high. Native.

Habitat

Northern Andes: Northern Andean Highlands, alt. (1000‒) 1400‒2500 m.

Distribution

Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.

References

Cardiel (1995a), Cardiel & Muñoz-Rodríguez (2012), Muñoz-Rodríguez et al. (2014).

Provisional conservation status

LC.