28. Acalypha poiretii Spreng., Syst. Veg. 3: 879. 1826.

Ricinocarpus poiretii (Spreng.) Kuntze, Gen. Pl. 2: 618. 1891.

Type.

‘‘ Amer. trop. ’’ s. loc., s.d., Anonymous s.n. (holotype: P-LAM [P00382110]!).

Distribution.

Introduced in Tropical Africa and the WIOR region. Mascarene Islands (Mauritius, Réunion, Rodríguez).

References.

Baker (1877: 315); de Cordemoy (1895: 312); Coode (1982: 79).

Notes.

Herb native to the Americas. It has been reported from continental Africa (Cardiel and Montero Muñoz 2018) and from the Mascarene Islands (Baker 1877; de Cordemoy 1895; Coode 1982). We found specimens from the Mascarene Islands (Mauritius, Réunion and Rodríguez).