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Appendix One hundred Pacific Island agroforestry trees (2) ONE
HUNDRED PACIFIC ISLAND AGROFORESTRY SPECIES 1. Acalypha
amentacea Roxb. ssp. wilkesiana (Muell.-Arg.) Fosb. EUPHOR
BIACEAE "copper leaf," "Jacob's coat," "beefsteak plant," "fire
dragon plant" syn. A. wilkesiana Muell.-Arg. f. wilkesiana A.C.
Smith Native to Malaysia or western Melanesia; probably an
aboriginal introduction to Melanesia and western Polynesia, and
a recent introduction to eastern Polynesia and to some atoll
countries. Perennial shrub, up to 2 m or higher, with
attractive, rather curved and coarsely crisped, dark or bright
red, red-green, or green leaves, which are often mottled or
variegated with various shades of red, dark pink, white, or
bronzy green. Common to abundant in home gardens, often as a
hedge or living fence; occasional in rural garden areas and in
urban landscaping. Planted ornamental, boundary, and hedge