Acalypha fimbriata Schumach. & Thonn.

Species

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Characteristics

Very like A. ciliata in all respects except for the female bracts, which show a constant and consistent difference in form throughout the range of both species; in A. fimbriata, the teeth of the bracts are up to 1.5 mm long, falcate-lanceolate and curved towards the apex, often lying alongside each other and almost contiguous; furthermore the teeth are minutely puberulous, and the bracts as a whole are frequently sparingly long-hispid.
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Herb, up to 1 m high. Leaves ovate, up to 100 x 45 mm, distinctly petioled, with petioles up to 90 mm long, acuminate, serrate. Teeth of female flowers lanceolate, often contiguous and apically directed. Flowers green.
The allomorphic female flowers always have the fimbriate whorls, instead of just sometimes as in A. ciliata.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
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Mature height (meter) 1.0
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Distribution

Acalypha fimbriata world distribution map, present in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Congo, Ghana, Guinea, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Madagascar, Mali, Mozambique, Mauritania, Namibia, Nigeria, Sudan, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo, Tanzania, United Republic of, Uganda, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:337388-1
WFO ID wfo-0000936509
COL ID 8RXJ
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Synonyms

Acalypha vahliana Acalypha fimbriata Acalypha fimbriata