Biology:Acalypha pendula

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Short description: Species of plant

Acalypha pendula
Firetail Chenille Plant -- Acalypha pendula.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Acalypha
Species:
A. pendula
Binomial name
Acalypha pendula
C.Wright ex Griseb.
Synonyms
  • Acalypha chamaedrilfolia

Acalypha pendula is a species of subshrub. Native to Cuba, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic.[1] It is a dioecious species.[2](p389)

Common names

In English, the species goes by the common names firetail chenille plant or dwarf chenille.[2](p389)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q15288515 entry