Acalypha diversifoliaJacq.

WFO wfo-0000926669 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC BY

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 4 observations

This species has been photographed under an open licence only 4 times, so some figures below are different views of the same plant, taken on the same day, rather than different individuals. They are usually different parts of it: the leaf, the flower, the bark.

Acalypha diversifolia, photographed by Andres Hernandez
fig. a Andres Hernandez, CC BY 4.0 / 2022-04-28 / obs. 191422526
Acalypha diversifolia, photographed by Andres Hernandez
fig. b Andres Hernandez, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 191423956
Acalypha diversifolia, photographed by Neptalí Ramírez Marcial
fig. c Neptalí Ramírez Marcial, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 7506892
Acalypha diversifolia, photographed by Neptalí Ramírez Marcial
fig. d Neptalí Ramírez Marcial, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 7506895
Acalypha diversifolia, photographed by Thalia M. Mite
fig. e Thalia M. Mite, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 200492060
Acalypha diversifolia, photographed by Skjold Søndergaard
fig. f Skjold Søndergaard, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 177732918
Acalypha diversifolia, photographed by Thalia M. Mite
fig. g Thalia M. Mite, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 200492091
Acalypha diversifolia, photographed by Skjold Søndergaard
fig. h Skjold Søndergaard, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 177732961

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Native range 24 botanical countries

Regions where Acalypha diversifolia is native: Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela Mexico GulfMexico NortheastMexico SoutheastMexico SouthwestBelizeBoliviaBrazil NorthBrazil NortheastBrazil SoutheastBrazil West-CentralColombiaCosta RicaEcuadorEl SalvadorFrench GuianaGuatemalaGuyanaHondurasNicaraguaPanamáPeruSurinameTrinidad-TobagoVenezuela
Native distribution of Acalypha diversifolia, after Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where the plant is from, not everywhere it now grows.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Belize BLZ SOUTHERN AMERICA
Bolivia BOL
Brazil North BZN
Brazil Northeast BZE
Brazil Southeast BZL
Brazil West-Central BZC
Colombia CLM
Costa Rica COS
Ecuador ECU
El Salvador ELS
French Guiana FRG
Guatemala GUA
Guyana GUY
Honduras HON
Nicaragua NIC
Panamá PAN
Peru PER
Suriname SUR
Trinidad-Tobago TRT
Venezuela VEN
Mexico Gulf MXG NORTHERN AMERICA
Mexico Northeast MXE
Mexico Southeast MXT
Mexico Southwest MXS

Region boundaries approximated from Natural Earth (public domain) and mapped to TDWG World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD) level-3 botanical countries (Brummitt 2001). Indicative, not the official WGSRPD geometry.

Also published as 29 synonyms

A synonym is not an error. It is a record of botanists disagreeing, in print, about where this plant belongs. Each of these was somebody’s considered answer.

  • Acalypha alchorneoides Rusby
  • Acalypha betuloides Pav. ex Klotzsch
  • Acalypha billbergiana Klotzsch
  • Acalypha callosa var. glabra Britton ex Pax & K.Hoffm.
  • Acalypha carpinifolia Poepp. ex Seem.
  • Acalypha diversifolia Rusby
  • Acalypha diversifolia var. carpinifolia (Poepp. ex Seem.) Müll.Arg.
  • Acalypha diversifolia var. claoneura Pax & K.Hoffm.
  • Acalypha diversifolia var. genuina Müll.Arg.
  • Acalypha diversifolia var. leptostachya (Kunth) Müll.Arg.
  • Acalypha diversifolia var. popayanensis (Kunth) Müll.Arg.
  • Acalypha diversifolia var. squarrosa Müll.Arg.
  • Acalypha hartwegiana Benth. ex Baill.
  • Acalypha inaequalis Rusby
  • Acalypha lepostachya Kunth
  • Acalypha leptostachya f. diversifolia (Jacq.) Müll.Arg.
  • Acalypha leptostachya var. carpinifolia (Poepp. ex Seem.) Müll.Arg.
  • Acalypha leptostachya var. genuina Müll.Arg.
  • Acalypha leptostachya var. popayanensis (Kunth) Müll.Arg.
  • Acalypha microgyne Poepp.
  • Acalypha panamensis Klotzsch
  • Acalypha popayanensis Kunth
  • Acalypha salicioides Rusby
  • Acalypha samydifolia Poepp. & Endl.

and 5 more.

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. accepted name, authority, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. photographs and flowering annotations, CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA only. per photograph. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  3. Kew, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP v16). native distribution by TDWG level-3 botanical country, and life form. CC BY 3.0. Retrieved 2026-06-04.

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