Acalypha chirindica S.Moore

A much-branched pubescent or pilose shrub (1–)2–3(–4.5) m. tall.. Petioles 2–5(–15) mm. long; leaf-blade elliptic-ovate to elliptic-lanceolate, 3–7(–11) cm. long, (1–)2–3(–5) cm. wide, acutely or subacutely long-acuminate, often mucronulate, usually narrowed to an obliquely rounded or shallowly cordate base, crenate, remotely serrulate or coarsely serrate, firmly membranous, pinnately nerved, lateral nerves 5–7 pairs, sparingly pubescent or pilose above and beneath, more evenly so on the midrib and main nerves beneath.. Stipules ovate-lanceolate to linear-lanceolate, 3–5(–12) mm. long, long-acuminate, pubescent without, ciliate, chestnut-brown.. Male racemes solitary, axillary, usually on the short lateral branches, sometimes toward the apex of a main shoot, 4–6.5 cm. long, not pedunculate; bracts 0.5 mm. long.. Male flowers shortly pedicellate; buds 4-gonous, 0.4 mm. diameter, pubescent, reddish tinged.. Female inflorescences spicate, solitary, terminal on both the lateral branches and main shoots, cylindric, (1–)3–5 cm. long, 1 cm. wide, shortly pedunculate; bracts multifid, the segments triangular-lanceolate, 2–3 mm. long, setose-pilose, eglandular, purple tinged, 1-flowered.. Female flowers ± sessile; sepals 3, ovate, ± 1 mm. long, pubescent; ovary subtrilobed, 1.2 mm. diameter, densely pubescent; styles free, slender, 5 mm. long, pectinate, sparingly pubescent, crimson.. Fruits trilobate, 1.5–2 mm. long, 2.5 mm. diameter, evenly pubescent.. Seeds ovoid-subglobose, 1.8 mm. long, 1.4 mm. wide, smooth, dark purplish grey, ecarunculate.