Acalypha wilkesiana `Macafeana' Mull. Arg.

Common Name: Copperleaf
Family: Euphorbiaceae Juss.

Country of Origin: Bismarck Arch. to SW. Pacific

Description: Robust, branching shrub dense with red ovate leaves marbled crimson and bronze, margins serrate; the slender flower spikes are red. Tropical climate.

USDA Zone: 10a-11

Accession Data:

Accession # 198500605
Source: Unknown
Accession Date: 12-31-1985
Bench: 1201 - AUS:West Bench NN
- Currently: active - healthy
- Qty: 3 confirmed on 10-17-2023
Restrictions:
- Poisonous Plant Parts - Not for Human Consumption
  Ingestion of these plants may cause minor illnesses such as vomiting or diarrhea.
- BGCI Limited Ex Situ Distribution - Plants do not leave building without Manager approval!

Classification:

Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
SubClass: eurosid I
Order: Malpighiales
SubOrder:
Family: Euphorbiaceae
SubFamily: Acalyphoideae
Tribe: Acalypheae
SubTribe: Acalyphinae

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:

Year	Jan				Feb				Mar					Apr				May				Jun					Jul				Aug				Sep					Oct				Nov				Dec
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005

References (internal):

EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Bismarck Archipelago / Solomon Is. / Fiji / Tuvalu / Vanuatu /

References (external):

The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed 21 October 2015.
WCSP (2015). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed 21 October 2015.
Exotica by A.B.Graf
Poisonous Plants at University of California. Last accessed on Wednesday, July 05, 2017.

data regenerated on Sat, 02 Dec 2023 15:00:09 -0500 [bcm v4.0]