Acalypha fimbriata Schumach & Thonn.
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Photo: Helen Pickering
Within the fenced area of the Victoria Falls, on path leading up stream from entrance gate
Photo: Helen Pickering
Within the fenced area of the Victoria Falls, on path leading up stream from entrance gate
Photo: Helen Pickering
Within the fenced area of the Victoria Falls, on path leading up stream from entrance gate
Photo: Helen Pickering
Within the fenced area of the Victoria Falls, on path leading up stream from entrance gate
Photo: Mark Hyde
Mavhuradonha Wilderness Eco-Lodge
Photo: Mark Hyde
Mavhuradonha Wilderness Eco-Lodge
Photo: Mark Hyde
Mavhuradonha Wilderness Eco-Lodge
Photo: Bart Wursten
Near Mubvee (Hippo) Lodge, Mana Pools National Park
Photo: Bart Wursten
Near Mubvee (Hippo) Lodge, Mana Pools National Park
Photo: Bart Wursten
Inhamitanga Forest Reserve, Cheringoma
Photo: Bart Wursten
Inhamitanga Forest Reserve, Cheringoma
Photo: Bart Wursten
Inhamitanga Forest Reserve, Cheringoma
Photo: Bart Wursten
Inhamitanga Forest Reserve, Cheringoma
Photo: Bart Wursten
Inhamitanga Forest Reserve, Cheringoma
Photo: Bart Wursten
Inhamitanga Forest Reserve, Cheringoma
Photo: Bart Wursten
Inhamitanga Forest Reserve, Cheringoma
Photo: Bart Wursten
Near Treehouse 10, Ngepi Camp, Kavango River
Photo: Bart Wursten
Near Treehouse 10, Ngepi Camp, Kavango River
Photo: Bart Wursten
At compound of Zambezi Nightclub/Restaurant, Katima Mulilo
Photo: Bart Wursten
Near Treehouse 10, Ngepi Camp, Kavango River
Photo: Bart Wursten
Near Treehouse 10, Ngepi Camp, Kavango River
Species details: Click on each item to see an explanation of that item (Note: opens a new window)
Synonyms:
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Acalypha ciliata sensu Prain & Hutch. Acalypha vahliana Müll. Arg.
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Common names:
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Frequency:
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Status:
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Native |
Description:
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Very similar to Acalypha ciliata but consistently differing in the teeth of the female bracts, which are up to 1.5 mm long, falcate-lanceolate, curved at the apex, often lying alongside each other and almost contiguous. |
Type location:
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Ghana |
Notes:
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Derivation of specific name:
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fimbriata: fimbriate; with a fringed margin, referring to the margin of the female bracts. |
Habitat:
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In Acacia woodland, riverine vegetation, on the margins of pans, on alluvial soil or sandy soil near the edge of water. |
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Worldwide distribution:
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Widespread in tropical Africa and northern South Africa. |
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Spot characters:
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Display spot characters for this species |
Literature:
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Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 142.
Heath, A. & Heath, R. (2009). Field Guide to the Plants of Northern Botswana including the Okavango Delta Kew Publishing Page 86. (Includes a picture).
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.
Pickering, H. & Roe, E. (2009). Wild Flowers of the Victoria Falls Area Helen Pickering, London Page 60. (Includes a picture).
Radcliffe-Smith, A. (1996). Euphorbiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(4) Pages 205 - 206.
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Copyright:
Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-25
Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M.
(2025).
Flora of Botswana: Species information: Acalypha fimbriata. https://www.botswanaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=135080, retrieved 31 March 2025
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