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Acalypha villicaulis
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Cascades road to Morumbodzi Falls, lower slopes Mt Gorongosa
Photo: Bart Wursten
Lower northwestern slopes, Mt Gorongosa
Photo: Stefaan Dondeyne
Near school of Chichira
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| Synonyms: |
Acalypha petiolaris Hochst. ex C. Krauss Acalypha senensis Klotzsch |
| Common names: | Heart-leaved Brooms and Brushes (English) |
| Frequency: | Common |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
A bushy perennial, which may grow up to 2m but is usually much smaller. Leaves distinctly petiolate and covered in long, silvery hairs. Male and female flowers normally on the same plant (see photo), the male spikes pale greenish yellow, situated in the leaf axils; the female flowers terminal with a crown of bright red hair-like styles. |
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| Habitat: | It occurs in a wide variety of woodland and grassland habitats and at the fringes of riverine and evergreen forest. |
| Altitude range: | Up to 2135 m |
| Flowering time: | Nov - Mar |
| Worldwide distribution: | Widespread in tropical Africa, South Africa and Swaziland. |
| Mozambique distribution: | N,Z,T,MS,GI,M |
| Growth form: | P |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects (whose larvae eat this species): | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Sunday 22 July 2012 |
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Other sources of information about Acalypha villicaulis:
African Plant Database: Acalypha villicaulisBiodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Acalypha villicaulis
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Acalypha villicaulis
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Acalypha villicaulis
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Acalypha villicaulis
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Acalypha villicaulis
JSTOR Plant Science: Acalypha villicaulis
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Acalypha villicaulis
Tropicos: Acalypha villicaulis
West African Plants database: Acalypha villicaulis
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