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Acalypha hontauyuensis

Family
Euphorbiaceae (Spurge family)
Grows as
Shrub, Orchid

About

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

Where it grows

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

Other Acalypha plants

Asian copperleaf · Acalypha bipartita · California copperleaf · Bastard Copperleaf · Acalypha ciliata · Acalypha cupricola · Acalypha dictyoneura · Acalypha dikuluwensis · Acalypha ecuadorica · Acalypha eggersii · Native Acalypha · Golden falsenettle

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Acalypha hontauyuensis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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