The following species in the flowering plant genus Acalypha are accepted by Plants of the World Online.[1] A taxonomically relevant feature of the genus is the presence of epidermal crystals in their leaves.[2]
Web site: Acalypha L. . Plants of the World Online . Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . 2021 . 10 September 2021 .
Epidermal crystals in Acalypha (Euphorbiaceae, Acalyphoideae) as a new taxonomic trait of the genus . 2020 . Cardiel . José María . Montero-Muñoz . Iris . Ortúñez . Emma . Dorda . Elena . Sancho-García . Irene . Plant Systematics and Evolution . 306 . 5 . 10.1007/s00606-020-01711-6 . 224856027 .