Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Acalypha hispida
acalipha, cola de zorro, rabo de mono, bristly copperleaf, cat's tail
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)
Order
Euphorbiales
Family
Euphorbiaceae
Genus
Acalypha
Species
hispida
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Ricinocarpus hispidus (Burm. f.) Kuntze.
Origin: Introduced - established
Year of first record: 1985
Mode of introduction: Intentional
Introduction Pathway: Intentional
Subpathway: Agriculture/Horticulture
Introduced status: Human dependent
Invasive status: Unlikely to become invasive
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
- Flores, E. (1985) Censo de Plantas Introducidas desde el Canal de Itabaca hasta Puerto Ayora. Tesis de Ingeniero Forestal, Univ. Técnica Luis Vargas Torres, Esmeraldas: 1-132.
- Tropicos.org. (2017) Database of Missouri Botanical Garden. Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 06 Oct 2017 <http://www.tropicos.org
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"Galapagos Species Database, Acalypha hispida", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=424. Accessed 11 February 2025.