72. Acalypha setosa A.Rich.

Historia Física Política y Natural de la Isla de Cuba 11: 204 (Richard 1850).

Ricinocarpus setosus (A.Rich.) Kuntze.

Voucher specimens

COLOMBIA – HuilaFernández Alonso, J.L. 6724; COL, MA.

VENEZUELA – Distrito CapitalDeWolf, G.P. 1987; GH, H, K.

Habit

Herb. Native.

Habitat

Northern Andes: Northern Andean Highlands, alt. (50‒) 300‒1000 m.

Distribution

Widely distributed in Mexico, Central America, Caribbean Islands, and Northern South America: Colombia and Venezuela. Introduced in the United States (Levin 2016).

References

Cardiel (1995a, 1999b).

Provisional conservation status

LC.