Kingdom Plantae Family Euphorbiaceae Rank Species | Order Malpighiales Genus Acalypha | |
Similar Acalypha fruticosa, Acalypha villicaulis, Acalypha dikuluwensis, Acalypha californica, Acalypha eremorum | ||
Acalypha ciliata is a species in the botanical family Euphorbiaceae. It occurs widely in Africa where it is eaten as a vegetable, or fed to animals. In West Africa and East Africa it is used as a medicinal plant.
Geographic distribution
Acalypha ciliata occurs throughout tropical Africa, except central Africa. It also occurs in tropical Arabia, Pakistan, India and Sri Lanka.
References
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