79. Acalypha tenuifolia Müll.Arg.

Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 15 (2): 863 (Müller Argoviensis 1866).

≡ Ricinocarpus tenuifolius (Müll.Arg.) Kuntze.

Voucher specimens

VENEZUELA – Distrito Capital • Pittier, H. 10333; G, GH, NY, US .

Habit

Shrub or small tree. Native.

Habitat

Northern Andes: Caribe/Pacific Lowland Plains and Hills, alt. 400‒1400 m.

Distribution

Venezuela.

Reference

Cardiel (1999b).

Provisional conservation status

NT.