Acalypha wilkesiana--FL. Fairchild Tropical Garden. 15 Jan 03. 157.jpg
Acalypha wilkesiana--FL. Fairchild Tropical Garden. 15 Jan 03. 159.jpg
Acalypha wilkesiana--Ghana. Aburi Botanic Garden. 14 Dec 03. 008.jpg
Acalypha wilkesiana--Ghana. Aburi Botanic Garden. 14 Dec 03. 006.jpg
Acalypha wilkesiana--Ghana. Aburi Botanic Garden. 14 Dec 03. 011.jpg
Acalypha wilkesiana--Ghana. Aburi Botanic Garden. 14 Dec 03. 007.jpg
Acalypha wilkesiana--Ghana. Aburi Botanic Garden. 14 Dec 03. 010.jpg
Acalypha wilkesiana--Ghana. Aburi Botanic Garden. 14 Dec 03. 009.jpg
Native to Borneo, Caroline Is., Maluku, New Guinea, Philippines, Sulawesi (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 2 countries.
Location
Ghana, Eastern, Akuapim (Aburi, Aburi Botanic Gardens)
5.8512, -0.17296
Location Remarks
Aburi village, 30 km north of Accra
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
United States, Florida, Miami-Dade County (Coral Gables)
25.676781, -80.272034
Location Remarks
10901 Old Cutler Rd., Coral Gables
Collectors
No collectors specified
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Malpighiales
Family
Euphorbiaceae
Genus
Acalypha
Specific Epithet
amentacea
Authorship
Roxb.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 1.8
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.2
Global rank
#221,354 of 335,497
Top 66%
Extinction probability
10%
