Acalypha wilkesiana Müll.Arg.

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Synonyms: Acalypha amentacea Roxb. subsp. wilkesiana (Müll. Arg.) Fosberg
Acalypha compacta Guilfoyle ex C.T. White
Acalypha godseffiana Mast.
Acalypha marginata J.J. Sm. non Spreng.
godseffiana Mast. var. marginata (J.J. Sm.) Pax & K. Hoffm.
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Worldwide distribution: Native to Polynesia; widely cultivated in the tropics and subtropics
Growth form(s): Shrub over 2 m.
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Literature:

Biegel, H.M. (1977). Check-list of ornamental plants used in Rhodesian parks and gardens. Rhodesia Agricultural Journal. Research Report No. 3. Page 18. as Acalypha amentacea wilkesiana

Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 107.

Radcliffe-Smith, A. (1996). Euphorbiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(4) Pages 208 - 209.

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Flora of Burundi: Acalypha wilkesiana
Flora of Mozambique: Acalypha wilkesiana
Flora of Zambia: cultivated Acalypha wilkesiana
Flora of Zimbabwe: Acalypha wilkesiana
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Acalypha wilkesiana

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Acalypha wilkesiana
African Plant Database: Acalypha wilkesiana
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Acalypha wilkesiana
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Tropicos: Acalypha wilkesiana
Wikipedia: Acalypha wilkesiana


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2007-25

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2025). Flora of Mozambique: Cultivated Plants: Species information: Acalypha wilkesiana.
https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/cult/species.php?species_id=162840, retrieved 12 July 2025

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