Acalypha hontauyuensis
| Acalypha hontauyuensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Subtribe: | Acalyphinae |
| Genus: | Acalypha |
| Species: | A. hontauyuensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Acalypha hontauyuensis Keng
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Acalypha hontauyuensis is a species of plant in the family Euphorbiaceae. It is a shrub endemic to Orchid Island, Taiwan.[1][2] The Flora of China, however, lists it as a synonym of Acalypha suirenbiensis from the Taiwanese mainland.[3]
Habitat and conservation
Acalypha hontauyuensis grows in dry scrub. It is locally abundant but vulnerable to habitat loss.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Pan, F.J (1998). "Acalypha hontauyuensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T33617A9797428. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T33617A9797428.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ Hsieh, C.F.; Shaw, S.M.; Wang, J.C. (1993). "Acalypha hontauyuensis". In Huang, Tseng-chieng (ed.). Flora of Taiwan. Vol. 3 (2nd ed.). Taipei, Taiwan: Editorial Committee of the Flora of Taiwan, Second Edition. pp. 419, 421. ISBN 957-9019-41-X. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
- ^ Huaxing Qiu & Michael G. Gilbert. "Acalypha suirenbiensis". Flora of China. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. Retrieved 16 October 2015.