Acalypha pendula

Acalypha pendula is a species of subshrub. Native to Cuba, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic.^[1] It is a dioecious species.^[2]: 389

Acalypha pendula
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Euphorbiaceae
Genus:	Acalypha
Species:	A. pendula
Binomial name
Acalypha pendula C.Wright ex Griseb.
Synonyms[1]
Acalypha chamaedrifolia var. pendula (C.Wright ex Griseb.) Müll.Arg.

Common names

In English, the species goes by the common names firetail chenille plant, dwarf chenille,^[2]: 389 or strawberry firetails.^[3]