Acalypha amentacea Roxb.
subsp. wilkesiana (Müll. Arg.) Fosberg

If anyone has photos or reliable records of this taxon, we would be pleased to add these to the site. Please contact one of the site authors. Email addresses are given on the home page.

Images: None on this site.

Records: Display species records Map species using Google Maps

Species details: Click on each item to see an explanation of that item (Note: opens a new window)

Synonyms: Acalypha compacta Guilfoyle ex C.T. White
Acalypha godseffiana Mast.
Acalypha marginata J.J. Sm. non Spreng.
Acalypha wilkesiana Müll. Arg.
godseffiana Mast. var. marginata (J.J. Sm.) Pax & K. Hoffm.
Common names:
Description:
Notes: This species has been included in the 'native and naturalised' section of the Zimbabwe site on the basis of the statement in FZ (Vol. 9, part 4, p. 209) that it 'occasionally occurs as a garden escape' in the Flora Zambesiaca area. Specifically, it is not stated whether the record for the Central Division (Biegel 4718) is naturalised or planted. We ourselves know of no records of this species from Zimbabwe as anything other than a cultivated plant.
Derivation of specific name:
Flowering time:
Worldwide distribution: Native to Polynesia; widely cultivated in the tropics and subtropics
Growth form(s): Shrub over 2 m.
Insects associated with this species:
Spot characters: Display spot characters for this species
Literature:

Biegel, H.M. (1977). Check-list of ornamental plants used in Rhodesian parks and gardens. Rhodesia Agricultural Journal. Research Report No. 3. Page 18.

Radcliffe-Smith, A. (1996). Euphorbiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(4) Pages 208 - 209. as Acalypha wilkesiana

Other sources of information about Acalypha amentacea subsp. wilkesiana:

Our websites:

Flora of Mozambique: Acalypha amentacea subsp. wilkesiana
Flora of Mozambique: cultivated Acalypha amentacea subsp. wilkesiana
Flora of Zambia: cultivated Acalypha amentacea subsp. wilkesiana
Flora of Zimbabwe: Acalypha amentacea subsp. wilkesiana

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Acalypha amentacea
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Acalypha amentacea
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Acalypha amentacea
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Acalypha amentacea
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Acalypha amentacea
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Acalypha amentacea
JSTOR Plant Science: Acalypha amentacea
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Acalypha amentacea
Plants of the World Online: Acalypha amentacea
Tropicos: Acalypha amentacea
Wikipedia: Acalypha amentacea


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Zimbabwe: Cultivated Plants: Species information: Acalypha amentacea subsp. wilkesiana.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/cult/species.php?species_id=162840, retrieved 29 March 2024

Site software last modified: 26 March 2018 2:06pm (GMT +2)
Terms of use