Acalypha filiformis Poir.

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Euphorbiaceae > Acalypha

Characteristics

An annual deciduous plant. It grows 5m high.
Life form annual
Growth form
Growth support climber
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality -
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 5.0
Root system -
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Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Forests and ruderal sites at elevations from sea level to 2,000 metres in Madagascar.
Light -
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Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses material medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Acalypha filiformis unspecified picture

Distribution

Acalypha filiformis world distribution map, present in Mauritius and Réunion

Conservation status

Acalypha filiformis threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:337383-1
WFO ID wfo-0000935376
COL ID 8RXF
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 705757
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Synonyms

Tragia arborea Tragia reticulata Ricinocarpus reticulatus Claoxylon reticulatum Acalypha filiformis Acalypha lantanifolia Acalypha commersonii Acalypha arborea Acalypha cloiselana Acalypha reticulata var. arborea Acalypha reticulata var. cloiselana Acalypha filiformis var. arborea Acalypha filiformis subsp. filiformis Acalypha reticulata f. meeusei Acalypha reticulata

Lower taxons

Acalypha filiformis var. goudotiana Acalypha filiformis var. ovalifolia Acalypha filiformis var. pervilleana Acalypha filiformis subsp. rubra Acalypha filiformis var. urophylla Acalypha filiformis var. urophylloides