Galapagos Species Database

Taxon category: Species with Infraspecific Taxa

Syn.: Acalypha velutina Hook.f. fide Seberg (1984), specimens should be checked with taxonomic keys; Acalypha parvula var. reniformis (Hook.f.) Müll.Arg. (POWO, 2022).

Origin: Endemic

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

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