Acalypha hontauyuensis

Acalypha hontauyuensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Acalypha
Species: A. hontauyuensis
Binomial name
Acalypha hontauyuensis
Keng

Acalypha hontauyuensis is a species of plant in the Euphorbiaceae family. 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. 1 2 3 Pan, F.J. (1998). "Acalypha hontauyuensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN) 1998: e.T33617A9797428. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T33617A9797428.en.
  2. Hsieh, C.F.; Shaw, S.M.; Wang, J.C. (1993). "Acalypha hontauyuensis". In Huang, Tseng-chieng. Flora of Taiwan 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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