Euphorbiaceae
Achiotillo
Alchornea latifolia
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Genus
- Alchornea
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Achiotillo
Synonyms
- Alchornea cyclophylla Croizat
- Alchornea glandulosa Poit. ex Baill.
- Alchornea haitiensis Urb.
- Alchornea latifolia var. islaensis Kitan.
- Alchornea platyphylla Müll.Arg.
- Alchornea polyantha Pax & K.Hoffm.
- Alchornea similis Müll.Arg.
- Manettia serrata Spreng.
Flowers
- Flower colour
- green (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
Photo: Daniel Mesa, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Elliot Greiner, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alexis López Hernández, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alexis López Hernández, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alexis López Hernández, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alexis López Hernández, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.