Filed As:

Euphorbiaceae
Acalypha amentacea subsp. wilkesiana (Müll.Arg.) Fosberg

All Determinations:

Acalypha amentacea subsp. wilkesiana (Müll.Arg.) Fosberg det. E. M. Jiménez-Rojas

Acalypha amentacea Roxb. det. C. A. Gracie, 2006

Common Names:

Headache bush, copper bush

Location:

Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba. Saba. Along Sandy Cruz Trail from beginning of disturbed rain forest (at Upper Hell's Gate end) to junction of All Too Far Trail. Alt. 525 - 615 m. (1722 - 2018 ft.)

Collector(s):

S. A. Mori 26189 with C. A. Gracie, W. R. Buck, M. L. Smith, P. C. Hoetjes, J. F. Johnson & R. J. Thompson, 12 Aug 2006

Description:

Shrub. Leaves copper colored with pink around margins.

Habitat:

Disturbed rain forest on steep, N-facing andesitic slope.

Feature Notes:

UNICATE. [Photo].

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 00866269
GUID: 5f28a21b-d1e5-4d76-9e33-33ea5e67faf5

Map:

Coordinates: (17.6379, -63.2367)

Distribution:

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