Euphorbiaceae
Acalypha peruviana
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Genus
- Acalypha
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Synonyms
- Acalypha controversa K.Schum.
- Acalypha subbullata Pax & K.Hoffm.
- Ricinocarpus controversus Kuntze
- Ricinocarpus peruvianus Kuntze
Photos
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.