Acalypha angatensis Blanco

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Euphorbiaceae > Acalypha

Characteristics

Shrubs, ca. 3 m tall. Branchlets hirsute. Stipules ovate, ca. 8 mm, acuminate, pubescent; petiole 8-10 cm, pilose; leaf blade broadly ovate or orbicular-ovate, 18-23 × 13-15 cm, slightly papyraceous, both surfaces sparsely hirsute, base obtuse to subcordate, margin serrulate, apex caudate-acuminate; basal veins 5. Plants monoecious. Spikes unisexual, axillary. Male flowers glomerate; inflorescences pendulous, bracts small, lax; pedicel ca. 1 mm, pilose; sepals 4, pilose; stamens 8. Female flowers solitary; inflorescences ca. 8 cm; peduncle ca. 1 cm; bracts lax, half-orbicular, ca. 5 × 7 mm, ca. 10-denticulate, pilose; sepals 3, ca. 0.7 mm, ciliate; ovary densely hirtellous; styles 3, ca. 4 mm, laciniate. Fruit unknown. Fl. Jul-Aug.
Life form annual
Growth form shrub
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality monoecy
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Mature height (meter) 3.0
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

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Distribution

Acalypha angatensis world distribution map, present in China, Philippines, and Taiwan, Province of China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:337163-1
WFO ID wfo-0000306716
COL ID 8RPV
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Synonyms

Acalypha tomentosa Acalypha akoensis Ricinocarpus angatensis Ricinocarpus philippinensis Acalypha angatensis Acalypha longiacuminata Acalypha amentacea var. velutina Acalypha grandis var. akoensis Acalypha grandis var. formosana Acalypha grandis var. longiacuminata Acalypha grandis var. velutina Acalypha formosana