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Acalypha sp. ‚Rapa Nui‘

Rapa Nui Copperleaf (Acalypha sp. 

This plant is known from subfossil pollen that was recovered during excavations on Easter Island.

The species died out due to exaggerated deforestation just shortly after the colonization of the islands by the first Polynesians.

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edited: 23.03.2018