Dalechampia capensis A.Spreng. is a plant in the Euphorbiaceae family, order Malpighiales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Dalechampia capensis A.Spreng. (Dalechampia capensis A.Spreng.)
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Dalechampia capensis A.Spreng.

Dalechampia capensis A.Spreng.

Dalechampia capensis is a native southern and east African shrub eaten by two butterfly species' larvae.

Family
Genus
Dalechampia
Order
Malpighiales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Dalechampia capensis A.Spreng.

Dalechampia capensis A.Spreng. is a shrub species. Its common names are inzula and wild hop. It is native to Botswana, South Africa, Mozambique, Eswatini, Tanzania, and Zambia. The larvae of Byblia ilithyia and Eurytela dryope feed on this species.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Malpighiales Euphorbiaceae Dalechampia

More from Euphorbiaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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