Species Acalypha capensis
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There aren’t any identifications of Acalypha capensis.
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Location unknown
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Etymology of Acalypha:
Gk. akalephe = a nettle or its sting. The leaves of some species are nettle-like, resembling those of Urtica, the true nettle.
Etymology of capensis:
From the Cape Province of South Africa, previously known as the Cape Colony. -ensis is a Latin adjectival suffix meaning “pertaining to or “originating in,” Thus these organisms were first discovered in the Cape. In the early days of exploration this epithet was frequently applied to anywhere in South Africa or even Southern Africa
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Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Acalypha capensis.