Description
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A bushy perennial, which may grow up to 2m but is usually much smaller. Leaves distinctly petiolate and covered in long, silvery hairs. Male and female flowers normally on the same plant (see photo), the male spikes pale greenish yellow, situated in the leaf axils; the female flowers terminal with a crown of bright red hair-like styles.
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- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Acalypha villicaulis A. Rich. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=135160
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- Mark Hyde
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- Bart Wursten
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- Petra Ballings
Frequency
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Common
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- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Acalypha villicaulis A. Rich. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=135160
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- Mark Hyde
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- Bart Wursten
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- Petra Ballings
Worldwide distribution
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Widespread in tropical Africa, South Africa and Swaziland.
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- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Acalypha villicaulis A. Rich. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=135160
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- Mark Hyde
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- Bart Wursten
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- Petra Ballings
Acalypha villicaulis: Brief Summary
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Acalypha villicaulis is a species in the botanical family Euphorbiaceae. In tropical Africa it is widely used as a medicinal plant.
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