Acalypha hontauyuensis

Acalypha hontauyuensis is a species of plant in the family Euphorbiaceae. It is a shrub endemic to Orchid Island, Taiwan.^[1][2] The Flora of China, however, lists it as a synonym of Acalypha suirenbiensis from the Taiwanese mainland.^[3]

Acalypha hontauyuensis
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Euphorbiaceae
Subtribe:	Acalyphinae
Genus:	Acalypha
Species:	A. hontauyuensis
Binomial name
Acalypha hontauyuensis Keng

Habitat and conservation

Acalypha hontauyuensis grows in dry scrub. It is locally abundant but vulnerable to habitat loss.^[1]