*Acalypha wilkesiana Müller of Aargau. Common name: Painted Copperleaf, Beefsteak-plant, Match-me-if-you-can, Wilkes’s Copperleaf. Phenology: Jun-Aug. Habitat: Disturbed uplands. Distribution: Cultivar presumably originating in the Pacific Islands (Bismarck Archipelago).
Origin/Endemic status: Paleotropics
Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA12, K4; = Acalypha amentacea Roxb. ssp. wilkesiana (Müller of Aargau) Fosberg — Fl2, WH3, WI. Basionym: Acalypha wilkesiana Müller of Aargau 1866
Links to other floras: = Acalypha wilkesiana - FNA12
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC (name change)
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