Acalypha caperonioides Baill.

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Borrowdale Common, nr bridge

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Greystone Park NR

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By the road from Nyanga to Troutbeck

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Synonyms:	Acalypha peduncularis E. Mey. Acalypha punctata sensu Eyles
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Status:	Native
Description:	Multi-stemmed perennial herb, up to 40 cm, growing from a branched rhizome. Leaves ovate-lanceolate, 3-7-veined from the base, sparsely hairy on both surfaces; margin coarsely serrate. Inflorescences unisexual, mostly on different plants. Male racemes erect, densely-flowered, up to 13 cm long, reddish-brown. Female flower with long crimson filiform style arms. Fruit 3 × 4 mm, 3-lobed, reddish.
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Habitat:	In grassland, Brachystegia woodland and at margins of vleis, typically after grass fires.
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Worldwide distribution:	Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and South Africa as far as the Eastern Cape.
Mozambique distribution:	MS,M
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Content last updated:	Friday 4 June 2010
Literature:	Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 2. 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. Radcliffe-Smith, A. (1996). Euphorbiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(4) Pages 184 - 185. Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 92.

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