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Acalypha fruticosa

Synonyms: Acalypha capitata; Ricinocarpus fruticosus (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Acalypha fruticosa is a species in the botanical family Euphorbiaceae. It occurs widely in East and southern Africa where it is eaten as a vegetable. It is also an important browse plant for sheep. In East Africa and southern Africa it is used as a medicinal plant. In northern Kenya arrow shafts and beehive lids are made from the stem. From the dried leaves a tea is made in Ethiopia.
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Infraspecies

Acalypha fruticosa var. eglandulosa
Acalypha fruticosa var. fruticosa

Attributes

Allergen Potential [1]  Medium-High
Structure [2]  Shrub

Predators

Dorcatragus megalotis (beira)[3]

External References

Citations

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♦ 1Derived from Allergy-Free Gardening OPALS™, Thomas Leo Ogren (2000)
♦ 2Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935
♦ 3Observations on the behaviour and ecology of a threatened and poorly known dwarf antelope: the beira (Dorcatragus megalotis), Nina Giotto & Alain Laurent & Nabil Mohamed & Nicolas Prevot & Jean-François Gerard, Eur J Wildl Res (2008) 54:539–547
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0