Acalypha brachystachya
Also known as: Acalypha calyciformis Wight ex Benth. +8 more
- Acalypha calyciformis Wight ex Benth.
- Acalypha calyciformis Wight ex Wall.
- Acalypha conferta Roxb.
- Acalypha elegantula Hochst. ex A.Rich.
- Acalypha fissa Wall.
- Acalypha supera Forssk.
- Ricinocarpus brachystachyus (Hornem.) Kuntze
- Tragia tenuis Benth.
- Tragia tenuis Wall.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Euphorbiaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual.
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Found natively in Africa, Temperate Asia, and Tropical Asia, Acalypha brachystachya is an annual belonging to the Euphorbiaceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, China, East Tropical Africa, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Northeast Tropical Africa, South Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Angola, Assam, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Is., India, Jawa, Kenya, Lesser Sunda Is., Malawi, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Rwanda, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sumatera, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, West Himalaya, Yemen, Zaïre
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Canary Is.