Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with one or more reported human-use categories. The record is an index entry, not a recommendation or assurance of safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderMalpighiales
FamilyEuphorbiaceae
GenusAcalypha
Scientific name with authorshipAcalypha macrostachya Jacq.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Acalypha amplifolia RusbyAcalypha callosa Benth.Acalypha cancana Müll.Arg.Acalypha caucana Müll.Arg.Acalypha caudata KunthAcalypha cucullata Poir.Acalypha fertilis Standl. & L.O.WilliamsAcalypha foliosa RusbyAcalypha heterodonta Müll.Arg.Acalypha heterodonta var. hirsuta Müll.Arg.Acalypha heterodonta var. psilocarpa Müll.Arg.Acalypha heterodonta var. psiloclada Müll.Arg.Acalypha heterodonta var. trichoclada Müll.Arg.Acalypha heteromorpha RusbyAcalypha hicksii L.RileyAcalypha hirsutissima Willd.Acalypha lehmanniana PaxAcalypha macrophylla KunthAcalypha macrophylla Kunth ex Poepp.Acalypha macrostachya Willd.Acalypha macrostachya f. androgyna Müll.Arg.Acalypha macrostachya f. macrophylla (Kunth) Müll.Arg.Acalypha macrostachya f. puberula Müll.Arg.Acalypha macrostachya f. tristis (Poepp.) Müll.Arg.Acalypha macrostachya var. genuina Müll.Arg.Acalypha macrostachya var. hirsutissima (Willd.) Müll.Arg.Acalypha macrostachya var. macrophylla (Kunth) Müll.Arg.Acalypha macrostachya var. puberula Müll.Arg.Acalypha macrostachya var. sidaefolia (Kunth) Müll.Arg.Acalypha macrostachya var. sidifolia (Kunth) Müll.Arg.Acalypha macrostachya var. tristis (Poepp.) Müll.Arg.Acalypha neogranatensis Müll.Arg.Acalypha obtusifolia Pax & K.Hoffm.Acalypha piperoides KlotzschAcalypha piperoides Klotzsch ex Pax & K.Hoffm.Acalypha seemannii KlotzschAcalypha sidaefolia KunthAcalypha sidifolia KunthAcalypha tarapotensis Müll.Arg.Acalypha tristis Poepp.Ricinocarpus callosus (Benth.) KuntzeRicinocarpus cancanus (Müll.Arg.) KuntzeRicinocarpus heterodontus (Müll.Arg.) KuntzeRicinocarpus macrostachyus (Jacq.) KuntzeRicinocarpus neogranatensis (Müll.Arg.) KuntzeRicinocarpus tarapotensis (Müll.Arg.) Kuntze
Documented use categories
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Evidence boundary
A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier1362-2
Use codesEU
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Plant Resources of South-East Asia
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!Educational index, not a treatment recommendation
The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.