Acalypha petiolaris
Also known as: Acalypha chariensis Beille +14 more
- Acalypha chariensis Beille
- Acalypha haplostyla Pax
- Acalypha haplostyla var. longifolia De Wild.
- Acalypha haplostyla var. longifolia DeWild.
- Acalypha hirsuta Hochst. ex A.Rich.
- Acalypha languida E.Mey.
- Acalypha petiolaris Hochst. ex C.Krauss
- Acalypha rehmannii Pax
- Acalypha senegalensis Pax & K.Hoffm.
- Acalypha senensis (Pax) Hutch.
- Acalypha senensis Klotzsch
- Acalypha senensis var. chariensis (Beille) Hutch.
- Acalypha senensis var. haplostyla (Pax) Hutch.
- Acalypha tenuis var. eglandulosa Müll.Arg.
- Acalypha tenuis var. glandulosa Müll.Arg.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Euphorbiaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or subshrub.
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Indigenous to Africa, Acalypha petiolaris is a herbaceous perennial or shrub 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
Unclassified
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
East Tropical Africa, Northeast Tropical Africa, South Tropical Africa, Southern Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe