Acalypha amentacea Roxb.

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Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Euphorbiaceae > Acalypha

Characteristics

A shrub. It grows 2 m tall.
Life form annual
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention
Sexuality -
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 2.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Secondary forests and thickets. Disturbed lowland mixed forest; roadsides; riversides; young secondary forest on limestone with thin clay cover; at elevations around 70 metres.
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It is a tropical plant.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses animal food environmental use food fuel material medicinal social use
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

It can be grown from stem cuttings. It can be grown as a hedge.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Acalypha amentacea leaf picture by Noel Dionson (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Acalypha amentacea flower picture by Noel Dionson (cc-by-sa)
Acalypha amentacea flower picture by Noel Dionson (cc-by-sa)
Acalypha amentacea flower picture by Noel Dionson (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Acalypha amentacea world distribution map, present in Moldova (Republic of), Philippines, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:337154-1
WFO ID wfo-0000286842
COL ID 8RPL
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 445612
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Synonyms

Achyranthes spiciflora Acalypha glandulosa Acalypha amentacea Acalypha grandis var. amboinensis

Lower taxons

Acalypha amentacea var. amentacea Acalypha amentacea var. trukensis Acalypha amentacea var. heterotricha Acalypha amentacea var. palauensis