Taxon:  Acalypha lanceolata Willd.



Summary
Genus:
Acalypha
Family:
Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily:
Acalyphoideae
Tribe:
Acalypheae
Subtribe:
Acalyphinae
Nomen number:
446694
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 4(1):524.  1805
Verified:
07/26/2004 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)
  1. Balakrishnan, N. P. & T. Chakrabarty. 2007. The family Euphorbiaceae in India; a synopsis of its profile, taxonomy and bibliography
  2. Boggan, J. et al. 1997. Checklist of the plants of the Guianas, ed. 2
  3. Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
  4. Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
  5. George, A. S., ed. 1980-. Flora of Australia.
  6. Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
  7. Merrill, E. D. 1922-1926. An enumeration of Philippine flowering plants. Note: = Acalypha boehmerioides Miq.
  8. Missouri Botanical Garden. Flora of China Checklist (on-line resource).
  9. Sagun, V. G. 2010. Revision and phylogeny of Acalypha (Euphorbiaceae) in Malesia. Blumea 55:46-47.
  10. Turner, I. M. 1995. A catalogue of the vascular plants of Malaya. Gardens' Bull. Singapore vol. 47.
  11. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
  12. Wood, J. R. I. 1997. A handbook of the Yemen flora.
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaKenya  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaTanzania  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaUganda  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaMozambique  Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaZambia  Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaRwanda  Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
1NativeAsia-TemperateArabian PeninsulaYemen  Wood, J. R. I. 1997. A handbook of the Yemen flora.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHainan Sheng Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaAndhra Pradesh Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaGujarat Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaKarnataka Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaKerala Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaMadhya Pradesh Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaMaharashtra Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaOdisha Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaRajasthan Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaTamil Nadu Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaUttar Pradesh Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaWest Bengal Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentSri Lanka  Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaIndochina  Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaMyanmar  Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaThailand  Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaAustraliaCocos (Keeling) Islands Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaChristmas Island  Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesia  Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaMalaysia  Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaPhilippines  Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
1NativeAsia-TropicalPapuasiaNew Guinea  Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
4Naturalized    natzd. elsewhereGovaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
Native
Africa
  • EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
  • WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Rwanda
  • SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Mozambique, Zambia
Asia-Temperate
  • ARABIAN PENINSULA: Yemen
  • CHINA: China [Hainan Sheng]
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India [Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan], Sri Lanka
  • PAPUASIA: New Guinea
  • INDO-CHINA: Indochina, Myanmar, Thailand
  • MALESIA: Australia [Cocos (Keeling) Islands], Christmas Island, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines
Naturalized (natzd. elsewhere)

Reference(s)
  1. Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
  2. Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
  3. Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
  4. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
  5. Wood, J. R. I. 1997. A handbook of the Yemen flora.
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=446694. Accessed 1 November 2026.