Euphorbiaceae

Acalypha angatensis Blanco

Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Acalypha

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Acalypha angatensis (Acalypha angatensis) — FlowerPhoto: 葉子, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

Chinese: 台湾铁苋菜, 臺灣鐵莧, 台湾铁苋, 屏东铁苋菜, 屏東鐵莧, 屏東鐵莧菜

Synonyms

Acalypha akoensis Hayata
Acalypha amentacea var. velutina (Müll.Arg.) Fosberg
Acalypha formosana Hayata
Acalypha grandis var. akoensis (Hayata) Hurus.
Acalypha grandis var. formosana (Hayata) Hurus.
Acalypha grandis var. longeacuminata (Hayata) Hurus.
Acalypha grandis var. longiacuminata (Hayata) Hurus.
Acalypha grandis var. velutina Müll.Arg.
Acalypha longe-acuminata Hayata
Acalypha tomentosa Blanco
Ricinocarpus angatensis (Blanco) Kuntze
Ricinocarpus philippinensis Kuntze

Flowers

In flower: August, October to April (from 26 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: 葉子, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: 國立臺灣博物館, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: vrxz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: 呂一起(Lyu yi-chi), CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: vrxz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: 謝麗霦, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Lin Scott, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: vrxz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: 潘立傑 LICHIEH_PAN, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: 曾昱承 Yu-Cheng Zeng, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: vrxz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Cheng-Te Hsu, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.