Acalypha fimbriata Schumach & Thonn.

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Acalypha fimbriata

Photo: Bart Wursten
Near Treehouse 10, Ngepi Camp, Kavango River

Acalypha fimbriata

Photo: Bart Wursten
Near Treehouse 10, Ngepi Camp, Kavango River

Acalypha fimbriata

Photo: Bart Wursten
At compound of Zambezi Nightclub/Restaurant, Katima Mulilo

Acalypha fimbriata

Photo: Bart Wursten
Near Treehouse 10, Ngepi Camp, Kavango River

Acalypha fimbriata

Photo: Bart Wursten
Near Treehouse 10, Ngepi Camp, Kavango River

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Synonyms: Acalypha ciliata sensu Prain & Hutch.
Acalypha vahliana Müll. Arg.
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Frequency:
Status: Native
Description:
Very similar to Acalypha ciliata but consistently differing in the teeth of the female bracts, which are up to 1.5 mm long, falcate-lanceolate, curved at the apex, often lying alongside each other and almost contiguous.
Notes:
Derivation of specific name: fimbriata: fimbriate; with a fringed margin, referring to the margin of the female bracts.
Habitat: In Acacia woodland, riverine vegetation, on the margins of pans, on alluvial soil or sandy soil near the edge of water.
Flowering time:
Worldwide distribution: Widespread in tropical Africa and northern South Africa.
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Content last updated: Saturday 31 March 2018
Literature:

Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 142.

Heath, A. & Heath, R. (2009). Field Guide to the Plants of Northern Botswana including the Okavango Delta Kew Publishing Page 86. (Includes a picture).

Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 40.

Pickering, H. & Roe, E. (2009). Wild Flowers of the Victoria Falls Area Helen Pickering, London Page 60. (Includes a picture).

Radcliffe-Smith, A. (1996). Euphorbiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(4) Pages 205 - 206.

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Flora of Botswana: Acalypha fimbriata
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Acalypha fimbriata
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Acalypha fimbriata
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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Caprivi: Species information: Acalypha fimbriata.
https://www.capriviflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=135080, retrieved 19 March 2024

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