Acalypha L.

Leaves crenate or teeth blunt Acalypha
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Villous-pubescent shrub up to 2 m high, rarely prostrate near the sea. Leaves spirally arranged, ovate to narrow-ovate or oblong, 4–6 mm long, serrate-crenate; stipules small. Flowers monoecious. Male flowers in axillary spikes up to 10 cm long, c. 1 mm diam.; Female flowers in separate short spikes or below the males; styles divided into narrow branches. In or near RF. Coast and adjacent plateaus Acalypha nemorum
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Herb 10–50 cm tall. Leaves sparsely pubescent, ovate, 2–4 cm long, 5–15 mm wide. Petiole as long as the lamina or longer. Male inflorescences 1–2 cm long; female flowers concealed within bract. Garden escape. Introd. from Asia Acalypha australis