understorey false-nettle (Acalypha ornata)
Acalypha ornata is a dioecious shrub or small tree from tropical Africa. It features pendant, catkin-like flowers, red or purple, thriving in forest undergrowth.
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Synonyms
Acalypha adenotricha A.Rich.
Acalypha grantii Baker & Hutch.
Acalypha livingstoniana Müll.Arg.
Acalypha moggii Compton
Acalypha nigritiana Müll.Arg.
Acalypha swynnertonii S.Moore
Ricinocarpus adenotrichus (A.Rich.) Kuntze
Ricinocarpus livingstonianus (Müll.Arg.) Kuntze
Ricinocarpus nigritianus (Müll.Arg.) Kuntze
Ricinocarpus ornatus (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Kuntze
Taxonomy
- kingdomPlantae
- divisionTracheophyta
- classMagnoliopsida
- orderMalpighiales
- familyEuphorbiaceae
- genusAcalypha
- speciesAcalypha ornata