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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