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Acalypha volkensii

Botanic Family

Euphorbiacea

Author

Pax

Common Names

• Lushori (Kipare)
• Chisegese (Kikaguru)

Geographical Habitats

• Burundi
• Ethiopia
• Kenya
• Somalia
• Sudan
• Tanzania
• Uganda

Natural Habitats

• Forest edge
• forest
• shrubland
• grassland
• Montane forest

Flowering Times

• Jan
• Dec (Burundi)
• Apr
• May
• Jun (Kenya)
• All year (Tanzania)

Fruiting Times

Prostrate, procumbent, ascending or scandent woody herb or subshrub to 3m with pilose branches. Crenate-serrate pubescent leaves to 75mm x 45mm, mature leaves red-maroon. Axillary inflorescence, red or white flowers, female flowers with doubly serrate bracts to 12mm long & 3 sepals,

Leaves used for fodder, medicinal uses

Further References

• The Plant List 2
• Kew
• FOTA
• CJB
• Mobot