Acalypha fruticosa
Forssk.
الذفراء (الأنم)
Saudi Nature ↗Botanical profile & classification
Acalypha fruticosa belongs to genus Acalypha and family Euphorbiaceae.
- Leaf shape
- oval
- Leaf margin
- toothed
- Leaf texture
- rough
- Source habitat
- wadis
- Fruit form
- rounded
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Genus
- Acalypha
- Growth form recorded by Kew
- shrub or tree
- Native range recorded by Kew
- Eritrea to S. Africa, Yemen, S. India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar
Conservation & endemism
- Endemic to Saudi Arabia
- No; Kew native range extends outside Saudi Arabia
- IUCN · global assessment
- Not yet documented in this portal
- Saudi national assessment
- Not yet documented in this portal
Genetic resources
| Resource | Availability | Documented publication |
|---|---|---|
| DNA barcode | Not found in current inventory | Not found in current inventory |
| Complete plastome | Not found in current inventory | Not found in current inventory |
Names & references
Acalypha fruticosa var. fruticosa Forssk. · Acalypha fruticosa var. villosa Hutch.
DOI · 10.34885/egs6-cp24 ↗ Saudi flora checklist ↗An Illustrated Guide to the Flowers of Saudi Arabia
Sheila Collenette · 1985
PDF pages: 15, 238, 513
Acalypha fruticosa
Flora of Saudi Arabia, 3rd edition, Volume 1: Cryptogams and Dicotyledons, Equisetaceae to Neuradaceae
Ahmad Mohammad Migahid · 1988
PDF pages: 146
A. fruticosa
Download & cite this record
Saudi Flora & Genomes (2026). Acalypha fruticosa Forssk.. WCVP 573. https://saudifloragenomes.org/plant/573/ (Accessed: 2026-11-07).
Original project summaries and data arrangement: CC BY 4.0 · Source licences