Acalypha setosa A.Rich.

Cuban copperleaf (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Euphorbiaceae > Acalypha

Characteristics

Herbs, annual, 3–5 dm, monoecious. Stems erect, sparsely pubescent. Leaves: petiole 1–7 cm; blade ovate, 2.5–10 × 1.5–8 cm, base broadly obtuse to rounded or truncate, margins serrate, apex acuminate. Inflorescences unisexual, axillary (staminate) and terminal (pistillate; sometimes on short lateral branches, appearing axillary); staminate peduncle 0.5–0.7 cm, fertile portion 0.5–1.5 cm; pistillate peduncle 0.1–0.5 cm, fertile portion 3–12 × 0.7–1 cm; allomorphic pistillate flowers common, near apices of pistillate inflorescences and mixed with flowers in staminate inflorescences. Pistillate bracts (normal flowers) loosely arranged (inflorescence axis visible between bracts), 5–7 × 3–4 mm, abaxial surface glabrous; lobes 7–9(–13), linear, nearly bract length, muricate; of allomorphic flowers on pistillate inflorescences like those of normal flowers, on staminate inflorescences absent. Pedicels of allomorphic flowers rudimentary. Pistillate flowers: pistil 3-carpellate (normal flowers), 1(–3)-carpellate (allomorphic flowers); styles multifid or laciniate. Capsules smooth, sparsely pubescent; allomorphic fruits oblate ellipsoidal, longitudinally ridged, an irregular flange on each side, 1.4–1.7 × 1.5–2 mm, smooth, puberulent. Seeds 1.2–1.4 mm, minutely pitted.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality monoecy
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Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 0.5
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Environment

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Soil texture 1-4
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
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Cultivation

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Images

Leaf

Acalypha setosa leaf picture by erick cuevas (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Acalypha setosa flower picture by erick cuevas (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Acalypha setosa world distribution map, present in Åland Islands, Bahamas, Belize, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Ecuador, Georgia, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, United States of America, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1520-2
WFO ID wfo-0000236239
COL ID 8SDX
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Acalypha scleroloba Acalypha setosa Ricinocarpus setosus Acalypha polystachya