Acalypheae

The Acalypheae is a tribe of the subfamily Acalyphoideae, under the family Euphorbiaceae. It comprises 12 subtribes and about 30 genera. One of the most well-known plants in this tribe is Ricinus, the castor bean, or castor oil plant.

==Genera== {| |- valign=top | Subtribe Acalyphinae Acalypha L. Subtribe Adrianinae Adriana Gaudich. Subtribe Claoxylinae Claoxylon A.Juss. Claoxylopsis Discoclaoxylon Erythrococca Micrococca Subtribe Cleidiinae | Cleidion Blume Sampantaea Wetria Subtribe Dysopsidinae Dysopsis Baill. Subtribe Lasiococcinae Clonostylis Homonoia Lasiococca Spathiostemon Subtribe Lobaniliinae | Lobanilia Subtribe Macaranginae Macaranga Thouars Subtribe Mareyinae Mareya Baill. Mareyopsis Subtribe Mercurialinae Mercurialis L. Leidesia Seidelia Subtribe Ricininae | Ricinus L. Subtribe Rottlerinae Avellanita Hancea Mallotus Rockinghamia |}