Acalypha ostryifolia

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Common Names

Description

Family Euphorbiaceae

The Euphorbiaceae are mostly monoecious herbs, shrubs , and trees , sometimes succulent and cactus-like, comprising one of the largest families of plants with about 300 genera and 7,500 species that are further characterized by the frequent occurrence of milky sap . The leaves are mostly alternate but may be opposite or whorled and they are simple , or compound , or sometimes highly reduced. Stipules are generally present but may be reduced to hairs , glands or spines. The flowers are unisexual and usually actinomorphic . They may be highly reduced by suppression of parts, in the extreme form consisting of a naked stamen as a male flower and a naked pistil as a female flower. A specialized type of miniature inflorescence called a cyathium occurs in about 1,500 species comprising the genera Euphorbia and Chamaesyce. The cyathium consists of a single naked pistillate flower surrounded by cymes of naked staminate flowers , each consisting of a single stamen. These flowers are all enclosed in a cup-like involucre that typically is provided with peripheral nectaries and petaloid appendages such that the whole aggregation closely resembles a single flower. In other members of the family the flowers and inflorescences are more ordinary in appearance , with male and female flowers typically bearing a 5-merous calyx and corolla of distinct segments, although the corolla is sometimes absent. In these forms the androecium most commonly consists of 5, 10 or sometimes numerous distinct or monadelphous stamens. The gynoecium of female flowers consists of a single compound pistil of typically 3 carpels, an equal number of styles or primary style branches, and a superior ovary with typically 3 locules, each bearing 1 or 2 collateral , axile-apical pendulous ovules. The fruit is usually a capsular schizocarp. -- Gerald Carr.

Physical Description

Habitat

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 2,085 meters (0 to 6,841 feet).[1]

Biome: Terrestrial

Biology

Reproduction

Duration: Annual

Growth

Culture: Space 12-15" apart.

Sunlight: Sun Exposure: Full Sun .

Taxonomy

Unambiguous Synonyms

1. Acalypha caroliniana Elliott
2. Acalypha corchorifolia A. Rich.
3. Acalypha pedunculata Klotzsch Ex Pax & K. Hoffm.
4. Acalypha persimilis Müll. Arg.
5. Acalypha persimilis var. corchorifolia (A. Rich.) Müll. Arg.
6. Acalypha persimilis var. scabra Müll. Arg.
7. Acalypha polystachya Griseb.
8. Acalypha setosa Bello
9. Ricinocarpus carolinianus Kuntze
10. Ricinocarpus persimilis /i> (Müll. Arg.) Kuntze

Notes

Publishing author : Müll.Arg. Publication : Linnaea 34: 25 1865 Publishing author: Klotzsch ex Pax & K .Hoffm. Publication: Pflanzenr. (Engler) Euphorb.-Croton.-Acalyph. 43 (1924), in syn. Publishing author: Müll.Arg. Publication: Linnaea 34: 26 1865 Publishing author: Müll.Arg. Publication: Prodr. (DC.) 15, pt . 2: 842 1866 Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Govaerts R., 11-Nov-2003

Place of publication: Syn. fl. west states 33. 1835 "ostryaefolia"

Name verified on 07-Dec-2005 by ARS Systematic Botanists.

Similar Species

Members of the genus Acalypha

There are approximately 736 species in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:

A. abingdonii · A. acapulcensis · A. accedens · A. accedens f. brachyandra · A. acrogyna · A. acuminata · A. adenophora · A. adenostachya · A. afrestis · A. agrestis · A. akoensis · A. alchorneoides · A. alexandri · A. alexandrii · A. aliena · A. allenii · A. alnifolia · A. alopecuroidea (Fox-Tail Copper-Leaf) · A. alopecuroidea var. glanduligera · A. alopecuroides · A. amantacea · A. ambigua · A. ambiodonta · A. ambliodonta · A. amblyodonta · A. amboynensis · A. amentacea (Fire Dragon Acalypha) · A. amentacea amentacea · A. amentacea subsp. wilkesiana · A. amentacea var. grandis · A. amentacea var. heterotricha · A. amentacea var. palauensis · A. amentacea var. trukensis · A. amentacea var. velutina · A. amentacea wilkesiana (Wilkes' Acalypha) · A. amphigyne · A. amplexicaulis · A. ampliata · A. amplifolia · A. anadenia · A. andina · A. andringitrensis · A. anemioides · A. angustata · A. angustifolia · A. angustissima · A. annobonae · A. apetiolata · A. apodanthes · A. arborea · A. arciana · A. argomuelleri · A. argomulleri · A. aristata (Field Copperleaf) · A. aronioides · A. arvensis · A. aspericocca · A. asterifolia · A. australis (Australian Acalypha) · A. bakeriana · A. balansae · A. baroni · A. baronii · A. benensis · A. benguelensis · A. berteriana (Berteron Acalypha) · A. berteroana · A. betulaefolia · A. bilbergiana · A. bipartita · A. bisetosa (Streambank Copperleaf) · A. boinensis · A. boiviniana · A. boliviensis · A. bopiana · A. botteriana · A. brachiata · A. brachyclada · A. brachystachya · A. bracteata · A. brasiliensis · A. brasiliensis f. obtusa · A. brevibracteata · A. brevicaulis · A. brevipetiolata · A. brittoni · A. brittonii · A. buchtieni · A. buchtienii · A. buddleifolia · A. bullata · A. burquezii · A. bussei · A. caeciliae · A. californica (California Copperleaf) · A. calyciformis · A. campylostyla · A. capensis · A. caperonioides · A. capillaris

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Further Reading

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae. (L Euphorb)
• McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains. (F GPlains) ["ostryaefolia"].
• Ohio Flora Committee (E. L. Braun, T. S. Cooperrider, T. R. Fisher, J. J. Furlow). 1967–. The vascular flora of Ohio. (F Ohio)

Notes

Contributors

• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed November 15, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 13 providers.
• The International Plant Names Index. Accessed Jan 19, 2007.
• USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL (April 24, 2008)
• World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesFeb 2, 2006.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 15, 2007:

• Missouri Botanical Garden, Missouri Botanical Garden
• School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Arizona State University Vascular Plant Herbarium
• UNIBIO, IBUNAM, MEXU/Plantas Vasculares
• USDA PLANTS, USDA PLANTS Database
• University of Alabama Biodiversity and Systematics, Herbarium

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2651858
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Kew-962
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 14255493
• GRIN Nomen Number: 449278
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 28189
• Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: PDEUP010D0
• U.S.D.A. Plant Symbol: ACCA8
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 11004

Footnotes

1. Mean = 261.430 meters (857.710 feet), Standard Deviation = 312.220 based on 871 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]

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