Fire Dragon (Acalypha macrostachya)
Acalypha macrostachya, a tropical shrub or tree from Central and South America, features long, pendulous, reddish-purple flower spikes and large, ovate, serrated leaves.
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Synonyms
Acalypha amplifolia Rusby
Acalypha callosa Benth.
Acalypha cancana Müll.Arg.
Acalypha caucana Müll.Arg.
Acalypha caudata Kunth
Acalypha cucullata Poir.
Acalypha fertilis Standl. & L.O.Williams
Acalypha foliosa Rusby
Acalypha heterodonta Müll.Arg.
Acalypha heteromorpha Rusby
Acalypha hicksii L.Riley
Acalypha hirsutissima Willd.
Acalypha lehmanniana Pax
Acalypha macrophylla Kunth
Acalypha neogranatensis Müll.Arg.
Acalypha obtusifolia Pax & K.Hoffm.
Acalypha seemannii Klotzsch
Acalypha sidifolia Kunth
Acalypha tarapotensis Müll.Arg.
Acalypha tristis Poepp.
Ricinocarpus callosus (Benth.) Kuntze
Ricinocarpus cancanus (Müll.Arg.) Kuntze
Ricinocarpus heterodontus (Müll.Arg.) Kuntze
Ricinocarpus macrostachyus (Jacq.) Kuntze
Ricinocarpus neogranatensis (Müll.Arg.) Kuntze
Ricinocarpus tarapotensis (Müll.Arg.) Kuntze
Taxonomy
- kingdomPlantae
- divisionTracheophyta
- classMagnoliopsida
- orderMalpighiales
- familyEuphorbiaceae
- genusAcalypha
- speciesAcalypha macrostachya