Abstract
Four new species of Acalypha from the Malesian region, A. argentii, A. balgooyii, A. floresensis and A. pulogensis are described and illustrated.
Highlights
In the course of revising Acalypha L. (Euphorbiaceae) for Flora Malesiana, we have discovered four new species from Sulawesi, Buru and Flores in Indonesia, and in Luzon, Philippines
Four new species of Acalypha from the Malesian region, A. argentii, A. balgooyii, A. floresensis and A. pulogensis are described and illustrated
Summary
In the course of revising Acalypha L. (Euphorbiaceae) for Flora Malesiana, we have discovered four new species from Sulawesi, Buru and Flores in Indonesia, and in Luzon, Philippines. Leaves: petioles 1–3 cm long; blade elliptic 6–12 by 1.5–3 cm, length/width ratio 4–4.5, chartaceous, base obtuse to acute; margin crenate, lobes 0.5–1 by 4–5 mm, gland 1 per tooth tip, apex acuminate, upper and lower surfaces glabrous, veins at base triplinerved, upper secondaries 7– 9 per side, looped and closed near margin, tertiary veins scalariform, veinlets reticulate.
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