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Botanical Terms - Acalypha (Euphorbiaceae family)
A genus of *small trees and shrubs with unisexual, apetalous blooms; males have long, twisted *anther-lobes, while females have many-branched stigmas (see CARPEL); some species have *catkins (such as the decorative A. hispida, or "cat's tail"). The foliage of A. wilkesiana and other plants is colorful. The family bears merely a passing similarity to *Urticaceae; there are no near cousins. Found in the tropics and subtropics, there are between 450 and 62 species.
A genus of *small trees and shrubs with unisexual, apetalous blooms; males have long, twisted *anther-lobes, while females have many-branched stigmas (see CARPEL); some species have *catkins (such as the decorative A. hispida, or "cat's tail"). The foliage of A. wilkesiana and other plants is colorful. The family bears merely a passing similarity to *Urticaceae; there are no near cousins. Found in the tropics and subtropics, there are between 450 and 62 species.
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