Euphorbiaceae
Wilkes' acalypha
Acalypha wilkesiana
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Genus
- Acalypha
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Common names
By language (10)
- Chinese
- 威氏鐵莧, 威氏铁苋, 红桑, 铁苋
- English
- Wilkes' acalypha
- Indonesian
- Sablo
- Japanese
- ニシキアカリファ
- Malayalam
- താ മ്രപത്രി, കോപ്പർ ലീഫ്, താമ്രപത്രി
- Persian
- آکالیفا ویلکزیانا
- Portuguese
- Acalifa
- Telugu
- ఎకలైఫా విల్కెసియానా
- Tongan
- Kalakalaʻāpusi
- Vietnamese
- Tai tượng đỏ
Synonyms
- Acalypha amentacea f. circinata (Müll.Arg.) Fosberg
- Acalypha amentacea subsp. wilkesiana (Müll.Arg.) Fosberg
- Acalypha chantrieri André
- Acalypha colorata Baker
- Acalypha colorata Rollison
- Acalypha compacta hort. ex C.T.White
- Acalypha godseffiana Masters
- Acalypha godseffiana var. heterophylla L.H.Bailey
- Acalypha hamiltoniana hort. ex Bruant
- Acalypha hamiltoniana Pynaert
- Acalypha illustris hort. ex Pax & K.Hoffm.
- Acalypha macafeeana H.J.Veitch
- Acalypha macrophylla Veitch
- Acalypha macrophylla Van Geert
- Acalypha marginata (Mill.) J.J.Sm.
- Acalypha morfontanensis Chantrier ex André
- Acalypha obovata W.Bull
- Acalypha torta hort. ex Pax & K.Hoffm.
- Acalypha torta W.Bull
- Acalypha tricolor Seem.
- Acalypha tricolor Veitch ex Mast.
- Acalypha triumphans L.Linden & Rodigas
- Acalypha wilkesiana f. appendiculata J.W.Moore
- Acalypha wilkesiana f. circinata Müll.Arg.
- Acalypha wilkesiana f. illustris J.J.Sm.
- Acalypha wilkesiana f. macrophylla J.J.Sm.
- Acalypha wilkesiana f. monstrosa J.J.Sm.
- Acalypha wilkesiana f. triumphans (L.Linden & Rodigas) J.J.Sm.
- Acalypha wilkesiana var. marginata E.Morren
- Acalypha wilkesiana var. marginata T.Moore
- Ricinocarpus wilkesianus (Müll.Arg.) Kuntze
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced, Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced
Photos
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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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.