| Acalypha caperonioides Baill. |
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| Family : EUPHORBIACEAE |
| Information on the genus : Acalypha |
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Status
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| Status for SA : | accepted (present) |
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| Status for TA : | accepted (present) |
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| Synonym(s) Homotypic |
 Acalypha peduncularis var. caperonioides (Baill.) Müll. Arg. |
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| Synonym(s) Heterotypic |
| =Acalypha peduncularis Pax non Meisn. ex C.Krauss |
| =Acalypha transvaalensis Gand. (1913) |
| =Acalypha peduncularis var. glabtata Sond. |
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| Ecology and distribution |
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| Biology : |
Perennial herb to 40 cm tall; stems few to many, usually simple, arising from a branched rhizome system associated with a fist-sized woody rootstock. |
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| Ecology : |
Plateau and montane grassland; Brachystegia woodland; sometimes on dambo margins; particularly noticeable after grass fires; 915-2230 m alt. |
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Somewhat variable in leaf characters. |
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S. Africa (in this area the species shows intermediates with A. peduncularis, A. punctata and A. wilmsii). |
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| Biol./Eco : |
biology: perennial-Dwarf shrub, Herb - Ht 0.1 - 0.4 m. Alt: 455 - 2550 m. Distribution: FS, GA, KN, LP, MP, NW, SWZ |
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Bibliography for Southern Africa :
- Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1913: 23 (1913).
- Checklist Flow. Pl. Sub-Saharan Africa : 274 (2006).
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| More info on : |
| see under Jstor_African Plant Initiative |
| see under Flora of Mozambique |
| see under Flora of Zimbabwe |
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| Record n°107036 |
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