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Acalypha ornata

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Ethnobotanical Use
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Synonyms
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Internal ID UUID64403db82270b343597635
Scientific name Acalypha ornata
Authority Hochst. ex A.Rich.
First published in Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 247 (1850)

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Acalypha swynnertonii S.Moore J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 40: 200 (1911)
Acalypha adenotricha A.Rich. Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 248 (1850)
Ricinocarpus adenotrichus Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 617 (1891)
Ricinocarpus livingstonianus Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 618 (1891)
Ricinocarpus nigritianus Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 618 (1891)
Ricinocarpus ornatus Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 618 (1891)
Acalypha grantii Baker & Hutch. Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1911: 230 (1911)
Acalypha livingstoniana Müll.Arg. Flora 47: 440 (1864)
Acalypha moggii Compton J. S. African Bot. 41: 48 (1975)
Acalypha nigritiana Müll.Arg. Flora 47: 440 (1864)
Acalypha ornata var. bracteosa Müll.Arg. Flora 47: 443. 1864
Acalypha ornata var. glandulosa Müll.Arg. Linnaea 34: 19. 1865
Acalypha ornata var. pilosa Müll.Arg. Flora 47: 443. 1864
Acalypha ornata var. genuina Müll.Arg. Linnaea 34: 19. 1865

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Language Common/alternative name
English zambezi false-nettle
Afrikaans zambezivalsnetel
Tamil அகலிபா ஆர்னாட்டா
Chinese 华丽铁苋
Chinese 華麗鐵莧

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  • Africa
    • East Tropical Africa
      • Kenya
      • Tanzania
      • Uganda
    • Northeast Tropical Africa
      • Eritrea
      • Ethiopia
      • Sudan
    • South Tropical Africa
      • Angola
      • Malawi
      • Mozambique
      • Zambia
      • Zimbabwe
    • Southern Africa
      • Botswana
      • Namibia
      • Northern Provinces
      • Swaziland
    • West Tropical Africa
      • Nigeria
    • West-central Tropical Africa
      • Burundi
      • Cameroon
      • Central African Republic
      • Congo
      • Equatorial Guinea
      • Gulf Of Guinea Islands
      • Rwanda
      • Zaïre

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000978769
Tropicos 12802971
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:337657-1
The Plant List kew-957
Open Tree Of Life 3910444
NCBI Taxonomy 2906969
IUCN Red List 146222303
IPNI 337657-1
iNaturalist 340202
GBIF 3056092
Freebase /m/0fph5jt
EOL 1143019
Wikipedia Acalypha_ornata

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Title Authors Publication Released IDs
Woody Species Composition, Structure, and Status of Regeneration in Pugnido Forest, Gambella Region, Western Ethiopia Masresha G, Melkamu Y, Mulu G Scientifica (Cairo) 04-Apr-2024
PMCID:PMC11008979
doi:10.1155/2024/3961434
PMID:38605976
Methods used for the study of endophytic fungi: a review on methodologies and challenges, and associated tips dos Reis JB, Lorenzi AS, do Vale HM Arch Microbiol 20-Oct-2022
PMCID:PMC9584250
doi:10.1007/s00203-022-03283-0
PMID:36264513
Extracts of endophytic fungi from leaves of selected Nigerian ethnomedicinal plants exhibited antioxidant activity Ibrahim M, Oyebanji E, Fowora M, Aiyeolemi A, Orabuchi C, Akinnawo B, Adekunle AA BMC Complement Med Ther 20-Mar-2021
PMCID:PMC7981982
doi:10.1186/s12906-021-03269-3
PMID:33743702
Impact of altitude and anthropogenic disturbance on plant species composition, diversity, and structure at the Wof-Washa highlands of Ethiopia Yirga F, Marie M, Kassa S, Haile M Heliyon 12-Aug-2019
PMCID:PMC6702390
doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2019.e02284
PMID:31453405
No Indication of High Host-Plant Specificity in Afrotropical Geometrid Moths Holm S, Javoiš J, Molleman F, Davis RB, Õunap E, Roininen H, Tammaru T J Insect Sci 30-Apr-2019
PMCID:PMC6490970
doi:10.1093/jisesa/iez028
PMID:31039585
Mineral Acquisition from Clay by Budongo Forest Chimpanzees Reynolds V, Lloyd AW, English CJ, Lyons P, Dodd H, Hobaiter C, Newton-Fisher N, Mullins C, Lamon N, Schel AM, Fallon B PLoS One 28-Jul-2015
PMCID:PMC4517816
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0134075
PMID:26218593
Vernacular dominance in folk taxonomy: a case study of ethnospecies in medicinal plant trade in Tanzania Otieno J, Abihudi S, Veldman S, Nahashon M, van Andel T, de Boer HJ J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 19-Feb-2015
PMCID:PMC4429978
doi:10.1186/1746-4269-11-10
PMID:25971902
Traditional uses of plants in a rural community of Mozambique and possible links with Miombo degradation and harvesting sustainability Bruschi P, Mancini M, Mattioli E, Morganti M, Signorini MA J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 23-Jul-2014
PMCID:PMC4112836
doi:10.1186/1746-4269-10-59
PMID:25056487
Multi-Plant or Single-Plant Extracts, Which is the Most Effective for Local Healing in Tanzania? Otieno JN, Hosea KM, Lyaruu HV, Mahunnah RL Afr J Tradit Complement Altern Med 22-Jan-2008
PMCID:PMC2816543
doi:10.4314/ajtcam.v5i2.31269
PMID:20161933

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