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ornata

Taxon

Acalypha ornata Hochst. ex A.Rich.

Protologue Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 247. 1850BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Least Concern
Acalypha ornata, W. Kindeketa 2773--Tanz. Ulanga. Mbangayao Sch. 11 Feb 06. 017 (3).jpg

Acalypha ornata, W. Kindeketa 2773--Tanz. Ulanga. Mbangayao Sch. 11 Feb 06. 017 (3).jpg

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By Christopher Davidson

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Acalypha ornata, W. Kindeketa 2773--Tanz. Ulanga. Mbangayao Sch. 11 Feb 06. 017 (6).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Acalypha ornata, W. Kindeketa 2773--Tanz. Ulanga. Mbangayao Sch. 11 Feb 06. 017.jpg

Acalypha ornata, W. Kindeketa 2773--Tanz. Ulanga. Mbangayao Sch. 11 Feb 06. 017.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Acalypha ornata, W. Kindeketa 2773--Tanz. Ulanga. Mbangayao Sch. 11 Feb 06. 017 (5).jpg

Acalypha ornata, W. Kindeketa 2773--Tanz. Ulanga. Mbangayao Sch. 11 Feb 06. 017 (5).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Acalypha ornata, W. Kindeketa 2773--Tanz. Ulanga. Mbangayao Sch. 11 Feb 06. 017 (2).jpg

Acalypha ornata, W. Kindeketa 2773--Tanz. Ulanga. Mbangayao Sch. 11 Feb 06. 017 (2).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Acalypha ornata, W. Kindeketa 2773--Tanz. Ulanga. Mbangayao Sch. 11 Feb 06. 017 (8).jpg

Acalypha ornata, W. Kindeketa 2773--Tanz. Ulanga. Mbangayao Sch. 11 Feb 06. 017 (8).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Acalypha ornata, W. Kindeketa 2773--Tanz. Ulanga. Mbangayao Sch. 11 Feb 06. 017 (4).jpg

Acalypha ornata, W. Kindeketa 2773--Tanz. Ulanga. Mbangayao Sch. 11 Feb 06. 017 (4).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, DR Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gulf of Guinea Is., Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

W.J. Kindeketa, et al. 2773

February 11, 2006

Location

Tanzania, Morogoro, Ulanga (Msogezi)

-8.619167, 36.725556

Location Remarks

Vigoi Division, Isogo Ward. Behind Chikuti Village store, along road to Ifakara. 530 m elev.

Collectors

William J. Kindeketa, O.C. Nkawamba, Gabriel Simon Laizer, P. Ezrom, Sharon A. Bodine

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Malpighiales

Family

Euphorbiaceae

Genus

Acalypha

Specific Epithet

ornata

Authorship

Hochst. ex A.Rich.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 1.8

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.1

Global rank

#278,970 of 335,497

Top 84%

Extinction probability

5%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →