Acalypha hispida, Barrio Conejo, Almirante, Panamá

Acalypha hispida Burm.f.

Medusa plant, Moukiana mkomba, Philippine-medusa, Philippine-medusa

No habitat climate 45 photographs

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Summary

Acalypha hispida, the chenille plant, is a flowering shrub which belongs to the family Euphorbiaceae, the subfamily Acalyphinae, and the genus Acalypha. Acalypha is the fourth largest genus of the family Euphorbiaceae, and contains many plants native to Oceania.

Text from Wikipedia, “Acalypha hispida”, CC BY-SA 4.0, quoted as written. Kept separate from everything derived here.

About the genus · Acalypha

Acalypha is a genus of flowering plants in the family Euphorbiaceae. It is the sole genus of the subtribe Acalyphinae. It is one of the largest euphorb genera, with approximately 450 to 462 species. More on Wikipedia ›

The opening of Wikipedia, “Acalypha”, CC BY-SA 4.0, quoted as written.

Family

Euphorbiaceae

Described by

Burm.f.

Native to

Bismarck Archipelago

Wild records

2 in range· 2 open

Also known as Acalypha densiflora Blume; Acalypha hispida var. sanderi (N.E.Br.) J.J.Sm.; Acalypha sanderi K.Schum.; Acalypha sanderi N.E.Br.; Acalypha sanderi subsp. alba Sander and 3 more.

Cultivation

Nothing derived: no habitat climate for this species, and the archetype table has no figure for its genus or family.

Climate across the habitat

No habitat climate can be derived: Only 2 distinct land cells of the climate grid hold an in-range record; three are needed for an envelope.

Natural habitat

Native range as published by WCVP.

Openly licensed records inside the range, framed on where they fall.

NativeBismarck Archipelago· introduced: Benin, Gambia, The, Burundi, Equatorial Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Tanzania, Comoros, Madagascar, Bangladesh, Andaman Is., Nicobar Is., Thailand, Gilbert Is., Vanuatu, Cook Is., Marquesas, Society Is., Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Caroline Is., Marianas, Marshall Is., Cayman Is., Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Leeward Is. AB Ant, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuelan Antilles, Ecuador

Kew's description“shrub” · “wet tropical”· quoted from WCVP, RBG Kew (CC BY 4.0); not derived here

Evidence usedThe map marker rests on all 2 georeferenced records inside the native range, all openly licensed and shown on the map. 1561 records outside the range (gardens, roadsides, misidentifications) ignored. Under a dozen records: treat the map as indicative. No climate envelope is derived for this species.

Photographs

Photographs: (c) Steven Bodzin, some rights reserved (CC BY); (c) Diogo Luiz, some rights reserved (CC BY) (5); no rights reserved · CC0 (2).

Photographs: iNaturalist did not answer when this page was built; what is shown came from the sources that did.

Papers naming this species

Works whose title or abstract names Acalypha hispida, most cited first, from OpenAlex (CC0). A mention, not a cultivation source: nothing on this page is drawn from them.

Antimicrobial constituents of the leaves ofAcalypha wilkesiana and Acalypha hispida

Simeon K. Adesina, O. Idowu, A. O. Ogundaini, Hammed O Oladimeji (2000) · Phytotherapy Research

Proximate Composition and Phytochemical Constituents of Leaves of Some Acalypha Species

S. O. Malomo, O. M. Iniaghe, Joseph O. Adebayo (2009) · Pakistan Journal of Nutrition

Economical synthesis of silver nanoparticles using leaf extract of Acalypha hispida and its application in the detection of Mn(II) ions

R. Sithara, P. Selvakumar, C. Arun, Sambandam Anandan (2017) · Journal of Advanced Research

Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles using leaf extract of Acalypha hispida and its application in blood compatibility

P. Selvakumar, R. Sithara, K. Viveka, P. Sivashanmugam (2018) · Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B Biology

Taxonomy and Medicinal Uses of Euphorbiaceae (Spurge) Family of Rajshahi, Bangladesh

A.H.M. Mahbubur Rahman, Momota Akter (2013) · Research in Plant Sciences

Anti-Inflammatory and Antioxidant Activity of Acalypha hispida Leaf and Analysis of its Major Bioactive Polyphenols by HPLC

Md Afjalus Siraj, Jamil A. Shilpi, Md. Golam Hossain, Shaikh Jamal Uddin (2016) · Advanced Pharmaceutical Bulletin

Chemical Composition, Cytotoxicity and Antioxidant Activity of Essential Oils of Acalypha hispida Flowers

P.A. Onocha, Ganiyat K. Oloyede, Q. O. Afolabi (2010) · International Journal of Pharmacology

Anthocyanins acylated with gallic acid from chenille plant, Acalypha hispida

Bergitte Reiersen, Bernard T. Kiremire, Robert Byamukama, Øyvind M. Andersen (2003) · Phytochemistry

Biosorption of Ni(II), Cr(III), and Co(II) from Solutions Using Acalypha hispida Leaf: Kinetics, Equilibrium, and Thermodynamics

N. A. Adesola Babarinde, Jonathan O. Babalola, John A. Adegoke, Adebola O. Osundeko (2012) · Journal of Chemistry

Antimicrobial constituents of the leaves of Acalypha wilkesiana and Acalypha hispida

S. K. Adesina, Olayinka Idowu, A. O. Ogundaini, H. Oladimeji (2000) · Phytotherapy Research

Acalyphidins M1, M2 and D1, ellagitannins from Acalypha hispida1Part 16 in the series of Tannins and Related Polyphenols of Euphorbiaceous Plants. For Part 15, see Amakura, Kawada, Hatano, Agata, Sugaya et al., 1997.1

Yoshiaki Amakura, Masao Miyake, Hideyuki Ito, Satomi Murakaku (1999) · Phytochemistry

Uji Toksisitas Ekstrak Etanol Daun Ekor Kucing (Acalypha hispida Burm.f.) Dengan Metode Brine Shrimp Lethality Test (BSLT)

Hadi Kurniawan, Meri Ropiqa (2021) · Journal Syifa Sciences and Clinical Research

Other Acalypha 2 in the reference

Acalypha herzogiana Acalypha pendula

Acalypha wilkesiana Jacob's coat

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