Acalypha hontauyuensis

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Acalypha hontauyuensis
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Subtribe: Acalyphinae
Genus: Acalypha
Species:
A. hontauyuensis
Binomial name
Acalypha hontauyuensis
Keng

Acalypha hontauyuensis is a species of plant in the family Euphorbiaceae. It is a shrub endemic to Orchid Island, Taiwan.[1][2] The Flora of China, however, lists it as a synonym of Acalypha suirenbiensis from the Taiwanese mainland.[3]

Habitat and conservation[]

Acalypha hontauyuensis grows in dry scrub. It is locally abundant but vulnerable to habitat loss.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Pan, F.J (1998). "Acalypha hontauyuensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T33617A9797428. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T33617A9797428.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ Hsieh, C.F.; Shaw, S.M.; Wang, J.C. (1993). "Acalypha hontauyuensis". In Huang, Tseng-chieng (ed.). Flora of Taiwan. Vol. 3 (2nd ed.). Taipei, Taiwan: Editorial Committee of the Flora of Taiwan, Second Edition. pp. 419, 421. ISBN 957-9019-41-X. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  3. ^ Huaxing Qiu & Michael G. Gilbert. "Acalypha suirenbiensis". Flora of China. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. Retrieved 16 October 2015.


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