Taxon: Acalypha arvensis Poepp.

Summary

Genus:

Acalypha

Family:

Euphorbiaceae

Subfamily:

Acalyphoideae

Tribe:

Acalypheae

Subtribe:

Acalyphinae

Nomen number:

430339

Place of publication:

Nov. gen. sp. pl. 3:21. 1841

Protologue link:

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2898485

Verified:

03/04/2016 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

No images

Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 98
APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
Boggan, J. et al. 1997. Checklist of the plants of the Guianas, ed. 2
Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
Cardiel Sanz, J. M. 1995. Las especies herbáceas de Acalypha (Euphorbiaceae) de Colombia. Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 52:152.
Cardiel Sanz, J. M. 1999. Contribuciones a la flora de Venezuela: Revisión del género Acalypha L. (Euphorbiaceae). Acta Bot. Venez. 22:272-275.
Cardiel Sanz, J. M. 2007. Catálogo de las especies peruanas de Acalypha Linnaeus (Euphorbiaceae). Fontqueria 55:407.
Chen, S. H. et al. 2009. Notes on two newly naturalized plants in Taiwan: Evolvulus nummularius (L.) L.(Convolvulaceae) and Acalypha aristata Kunth (Euphorbiaceae). Taiwania 54:275-277.
Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
Hammel, B. E. et al., eds. 2003-. Manual de plantas de Costa Rica
Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
Jørgensen, P. M. et al., eds. 2014. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia (Catalogue of vascular plants of Bolivia)
Levin, G. 2025. pers. comm.
Spellman, D. L. et al. 1975, 1981. A list of the monocotyledoneae/dicotyledonae of Belize. Rhodora v. 77 & 83.
Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.
Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3).
Steyermark, J. A. et al., eds. 1995-. Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana. Note: Missouri Botanical Garden & Timber Press
Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:724. DOI: 10.1016/j.mb.2016.06.017.
Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds. 1943-1980. Flora of Panama.
Wunderlin, R. P. 1998. Guide to the vascular plants of Florida

Common names

Language	Name	Alternate name	note	seq	Citation
Spanish	cordiemiento			2	Spellman, D. L. et al. 1975, 1981. A list of the monocotyledoneae/dicotyledonae of Belize. Rhodora v. 77 & 83.
Spanish	yerba del cáncer		as "cancer"	2	Spellman, D. L. et al. 1975, 1981. A list of the monocotyledoneae/dicotyledonae of Belize. Rhodora v. 77 & 83.

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Tamaulipas		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:724. DOI: 10.1016/j.mb.2016.06.017.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Campeche		Martínez Gordillo, M. et al. 2002. Los géneros de la familia Euphorbiaceae en México (Parte D). Anales Inst. Biol. Univ. Nac. México 73:260.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Chiapas		Martínez Gordillo, M. et al. 2002. Los géneros de la familia Euphorbiaceae en México (Parte D). Anales Inst. Biol. Univ. Nac. México 73:260.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Colima		Martínez Gordillo, M. et al. 2002. Los géneros de la familia Euphorbiaceae en México (Parte D). Anales Inst. Biol. Univ. Nac. México 73:260.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Guerrero		Martínez Gordillo, M. et al. 2002. Los géneros de la familia Euphorbiaceae en México (Parte D). Anales Inst. Biol. Univ. Nac. México 73:260.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Jalisco		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:724. DOI: 10.1016/j.mb.2016.06.017.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	México		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:724. DOI: 10.1016/j.mb.2016.06.017.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Querétaro		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:724. DOI: 10.1016/j.mb.2016.06.017.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Quintana Roo		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:724. DOI: 10.1016/j.mb.2016.06.017.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Yucatán		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:724. DOI: 10.1016/j.mb.2016.06.017.
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Acre		Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Mato Grosso do Sul		Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Pará		Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Rondônia		Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Dominica			Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 98
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Guadeloupe			Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 98
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Martinique			Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 98
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	St. Lucia			Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 98
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Belize			Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 98
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Costa Rica			Hammel, B. E. et al., eds. 2003-. Manual de plantas de Costa Rica
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	El Salvador			Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 98
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Guatemala			Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 98
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Honduras			Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 98
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Nicaragua			Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3).
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Panama			Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 98
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	French Guiana			Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 98
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Guyana			Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 98
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Suriname			Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 98
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela	Amazonas		Cardiel Sanz, J. M. 1999. Contribuciones a la flora de Venezuela: Revisión del género Acalypha L. (Euphorbiaceae). Acta Bot. Venez. 22:272-275.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela	Barinas		Cardiel Sanz, J. M. 1999. Contribuciones a la flora de Venezuela: Revisión del género Acalypha L. (Euphorbiaceae). Acta Bot. Venez. 22:272-275.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela	Distrito Capital		Cardiel Sanz, J. M. 1999. Contribuciones a la flora de Venezuela: Revisión del género Acalypha L. (Euphorbiaceae). Acta Bot. Venez. 22:272-275.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela	Lara		Cardiel Sanz, J. M. 1999. Contribuciones a la flora de Venezuela: Revisión del género Acalypha L. (Euphorbiaceae). Acta Bot. Venez. 22:272-275.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela	Mérida		Cardiel Sanz, J. M. 1999. Contribuciones a la flora de Venezuela: Revisión del género Acalypha L. (Euphorbiaceae). Acta Bot. Venez. 22:272-275.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela	Miranda		Cardiel Sanz, J. M. 1999. Contribuciones a la flora de Venezuela: Revisión del género Acalypha L. (Euphorbiaceae). Acta Bot. Venez. 22:272-275.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela	Portuguesa		Cardiel Sanz, J. M. 1999. Contribuciones a la flora de Venezuela: Revisión del género Acalypha L. (Euphorbiaceae). Acta Bot. Venez. 22:272-275.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela	Trujillo		Cardiel Sanz, J. M. 1999. Contribuciones a la flora de Venezuela: Revisión del género Acalypha L. (Euphorbiaceae). Acta Bot. Venez. 22:272-275.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Bolivia	Cochabamba		Jørgensen, P. M. et al., eds. 2014. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia (Catalogue of vascular plants of Bolivia)
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Bolivia	El Beni		Jørgensen, P. M. et al., eds. 2014. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia (Catalogue of vascular plants of Bolivia)
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Bolivia	La Paz		Jørgensen, P. M. et al., eds. 2014. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia (Catalogue of vascular plants of Bolivia)
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Bolivia	Santa Cruz		Jørgensen, P. M. et al., eds. 2014. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia (Catalogue of vascular plants of Bolivia)
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia			Cardiel Sanz, J. M. 1995. Las especies herbáceas de Acalypha (Euphorbiaceae) de Colombia. Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 52:152.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador	Los Ríos		Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador	Napo		Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador	Sucumbíos		Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru	Huánuco		Cardiel Sanz, J. M. 2007. Catálogo de las especies peruanas de Acalypha Linnaeus (Euphorbiaceae). Fontqueria 55:407.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru	Junín		Cardiel Sanz, J. M. 2007. Catálogo de las especies peruanas de Acalypha Linnaeus (Euphorbiaceae). Fontqueria 55:407.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru	Loreto		Cardiel Sanz, J. M. 2007. Catálogo de las especies peruanas de Acalypha Linnaeus (Euphorbiaceae). Fontqueria 55:407.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru	Madre de Dios		Cardiel Sanz, J. M. 2007. Catálogo de las especies peruanas de Acalypha Linnaeus (Euphorbiaceae). Fontqueria 55:407.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru	San Martín		Cardiel Sanz, J. M. 2007. Catálogo de las especies peruanas de Acalypha Linnaeus (Euphorbiaceae). Fontqueria 55:407.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru	Ucayali		Cardiel Sanz, J. M. 2007. Catálogo de las especies peruanas de Acalypha Linnaeus (Euphorbiaceae). Fontqueria 55:407.
4	Naturalized					natzd. elsewhere	Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 98

Native
Northern America

NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Tamaulipas]
SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Campeche, Chiapas, Colima, Guerrero, Jalisco, México, Querétaro, Quintana Roo, Yucatán]

Southern America

CARIBBEAN: Dominica, Guadeloupe, St. Lucia, Martinique
CENTRAL AMERICA: Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, El Salvador
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela [Mérida, Amazonas, Barinas, Miranda, Portuguesa, Distrito Capital, Lara, Trujillo]
BRAZIL: Brazil [Acre, Mato Grosso do Sul, Pará, Rondônia]
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia [Cochabamba, El Beni, La Paz, Santa Cruz], Colombia, Ecuador [Los Ríos, Napo, Sucumbíos], Peru [Huánuco, Junín, Loreto, Madre de Dios, San Martín, Ucayali]

Naturalized (natzd. elsewhere)

Reference(s)

Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 98
Cardiel Sanz, J. M. 1995. Las especies herbáceas de Acalypha (Euphorbiaceae) de Colombia. Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 52:152.
Cardiel Sanz, J. M. 1999. Contribuciones a la flora de Venezuela: Revisión del género Acalypha L. (Euphorbiaceae). Acta Bot. Venez. 22:272-275.
Cardiel Sanz, J. M. 2007. Catálogo de las especies peruanas de Acalypha Linnaeus (Euphorbiaceae). Fontqueria 55:407.
Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
Hammel, B. E. et al., eds. 2003-. Manual de plantas de Costa Rica
Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
Jørgensen, P. M. et al., eds. 2014. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia (Catalogue of vascular plants of Bolivia)
Martínez Gordillo, M. et al. 2002. Los géneros de la familia Euphorbiaceae en México (Parte D). Anales Inst. Biol. Univ. Nac. México 73:260.
Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3).
Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:724. DOI: 10.1016/j.mb.2016.06.017.

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Medicines	folklore		Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=430339. Accessed 1 November 2026.