Group: Dicot Rank: species Kind: Name of a new Taxon Herbarium Placement: Bayer, 2nd, A, 147

Authors:

Linnaeus, Carl von

Published In: Species Plantarum 2: 1003. 1753. (1 May 1753) (Sp. Pl.)

Type-Protologue

Locality: Habitat in Zeylona, Virginia

Type Specimens

• CT: Clayton 201; ; LT designated by Mackenzie, Rhodora 30: 237 (1928); CT proposed by Reveal, Taxon 39: 361 (1990); see also Taxon 42: 876 (1993)

Higher Taxa:     Taxonomy Browser
Concept: Andean Bryophytes Bolivia Checklist Catalogue of New World Grasses Ecuador Catalogue Flora Mesoamericana Madagascar Catalogue Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica Moss Flora of China Peru Checklist Philippine Bryophytes System    details

• class:  Equisetopsida C. Agardh
• subclass:  Magnoliidae Novák ex Takht.
• superorder:  Rosanae Takht.
• order:  Malpighiales Juss. ex Bercht. & J. Presl
• family:  !!Euphorbiaceae Juss.
• genus:  Acalypha L.

Other names for this basionym:

Ricinocarpus virginicus (L.) Kuntze

Projects: Missouri , SNR , VPA

Common Names:

• mercury-weed (English, United States)
  • Brako, L., A.Y. Rossman & D.F. Farr. 1995. Sci. Comm. Names 1–294.
• three seeded-mercury (English, United States)
  • Brako, L., A.Y. Rossman & D.F. Farr. 1995. Sci. Comm. Names 1–294.
• virginia copper-leaf (English, United States)
  • Brako, L., A.Y. Rossman & D.F. Farr. 1995. Sci. Comm. Names 1–294.
• wax-balls (English, United States)
  • Brako, L., A.Y. Rossman & D.F. Farr. 1995. Sci. Comm. Names 1–294.

Keywords: BCA, FNA