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Acalypha caperonioides
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Borrowdale Common, nr bridge
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Borrowdale Common, nr bridge
Photo: Bart Wursten
Borrowdale Common, nr bridge
Photo: Bart Wursten
Borrowdale Common, nr bridge
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Greystone Park NR
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Greystone Park NR
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By the road from Nyanga to Troutbeck
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By the road from Nyanga to Troutbeck
Photo: Bart Wursten
By the road from Nyanga to Troutbeck
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Acalypha peduncularis E. Mey. Acalypha punctata sensu Eyles |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Multi-stemmed perennial herb, up to 40 cm, growing from a branched rhizome. Leaves ovate-lanceolate, 3-7-veined from the base, sparsely hairy on both surfaces; margin coarsely serrate. Inflorescences unisexual, mostly on different plants. Male racemes erect, densely-flowered, up to 13 cm long, reddish-brown. Female flower with long crimson filiform style arms. Fruit 3 × 4 mm, 3-lobed, reddish. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and South Africa as far as the Eastern Cape. |
| Malawi distribution: | N,C,S |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 2. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 40. Radcliffe-Smith, A. (1996). Euphorbiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(4) Pages 184 - 185. Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 92. |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Acalypha caperonioidesAfrican Plant Database: Acalypha caperonioides
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Acalypha caperonioides
Plants of the World Online: Acalypha caperonioides
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