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Acalypha paucifolia Baker & Hutch.

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Euphorbiaceae > Acalypha

Characteristics

Very similar to the preceding (A. villicaulis), but with glabrous or sparingly patent-hirsute stems, no glands at the base of the leaf-blade, the margin or the leaf-blade more remotely serrate or shallowly repand-denticulate, the upper surface of the leaf-blade glossy green with contrastingly pale green midrib and nerves, the ♀ inflorescences somewhat laxer, with the fruiting bracts bright bluish green and the glands cream.
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Very similar to A. allenii but differs in having the glandular hairs confined to the inflorescence, the stems terete, and the leaves linear-lanceolate, more remotely toothed and usually ± glabrous. Also very like A. villicaulis but differs in having stems glabrous or ± so; stipelliform glands absent from the base of the leaf blade; leaf margin shallowly repand-dentate, and the female inflorescence laxer.
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Growth form herb
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Distribution

Acalypha paucifolia world distribution map, present in Mozambique, Tanzania, United Republic of, and Zambia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:337676-1
WFO ID wfo-0000982652
COL ID 8S9C
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Synonyms

Acalypha paucifolia
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