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Acalypha padifolia

Botanic Family

Euphorbiaceae

Author

Kunth

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Bolivia
• Colombia
• Ecuador
• Peru

Natural Habitats

• Secondary vegetation
• montane

Flowering Times

• Jan
• Dec

Fruiting Times

Clambering shrub or tree to 4m with serrated leaves to 80mm x 35mm, sparsely pubescent & scabrous above, tomentose beneath. Monoecious flowers with male spikes 80mm long with bracts, reddish flowers or white with red stigmas. Fruit to 12mm wide, in fruit bracts to 12mm wide.

Further References

• Neotrop
• NYBG
• The Plant List 2
• Kew
• FOPE