Acalypha lanceolata
Willd.
Euphorbiaceae
This species close resemblance to Acalypha indica may account for the overlap in uses and confusion concerning identity of the plants[
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- Plant Resources of Southeast Asia
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- Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
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Acalypha albicans B.Heyne ex Hook.f.
Acalypha boehmerioides Miq.
Acalypha collina Hayne ex Hook.f.
Acalypha corchorifolia Vahl ex Baill.
Acalypha crenata glandulosa Müll.Arg.
Acalypha fallax Müll.Arg.
Acalypha flexuosa Wight ex Steud.
Acalypha floribunda B.Heyne ex Hook.f.
Acalypha glomerata Hutch.
Acalypha harmandiana Gagnep.
Acalypha hispida Benth.
Acalypha indica K.Schum. & Hollr.
Acalypha virginica Benth.
Acalypha wightiana Müll.Arg.
Acalypha wightiana lanceolata (Willd.) Müll.Arg.
Acalypha zeylanica Raf.
Ricinocarpus fallax (Müll.Arg.) Kuntze
Ricinocarpus lanceolatus (Willd.) Kuntze
Common Name:
General Information
Acalypha lanceolata is an erect or straggling, sparsely branched annual plant that can grow from 10 - 100cm tall[
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- Plant Resources of Southeast Asia
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- http://proseanet.org/
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- Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
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- Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants
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- http://www.anbg.gov.au/cpbr/cd-keys/rfk/index.html
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- An online resource giving botanical information, and a little bit about plant usage, for over 2,700 species of plants found in the Australian rainforest.
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- Revision and phylogeny of Acalypha (Euphorbiaceae) in Malesia
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- Blumea 55, 2010: 21-60
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- Sagun V.G., Levin G.A. & van Welzen P.C.
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- http://10.3767/000651910X499141
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- 2010
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The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine. One report says that it is sometimes cultivated as a vegetable[
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Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
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- Flora of China
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- http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
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- Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
- Year
- 1994
- ISBN
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- Description
- An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
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1913- Title
- Revision and phylogeny of Acalypha (Euphorbiaceae) in Malesia
- Publication
- Blumea 55, 2010: 21-60
- Author
- Sagun V.G., Levin G.A. & van Welzen P.C.
- Website
- http://10.3767/000651910X499141
- Publisher
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- Year
- 2010
- ISBN
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- Description
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Range
Tropical east Africa, through the Arabian Peninsula, Indian Subcontinent and southeast Asia to New Guinea, northern Australia and the western Pacific.
Habitat
Locally common along roadsides or in abandoned fields, at elevations up to 400 metres[
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- Plant Resources of Southeast Asia
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- Author
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- Website
- http://proseanet.org/
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- Year
- 0
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- Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
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1913- Title
- Revision and phylogeny of Acalypha (Euphorbiaceae) in Malesia
- Publication
- Blumea 55, 2010: 21-60
- Author
- Sagun V.G., Levin G.A. & van Welzen P.C.
- Website
- http://10.3767/000651910X499141
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2010
- ISBN
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- Description
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]. A weed of cultivation, roadsides and house-yards in New Guinea, often in partly-shaded places[
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Properties
| Weed Potential | Yes |
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Habit | Annual |
| Height | 0.60 m |
| Cultivation Status | Cultivated, Wild |
Cultivation Details
The plant has spread widely, probably as a result of human activity, and is a weed of cultivation in many areas of the tropics[
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- Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants
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- http://www.anbg.gov.au/cpbr/cd-keys/rfk/index.html
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- ISBN
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- Description
- An online resource giving botanical information, and a little bit about plant usage, for over 2,700 species of plants found in the Australian rainforest.
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Edible Uses
Leaves and young shoots - cooked and eaten as a vegetable[
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Medicinal
The leaves are applied as an antiseptic on boils and swellings[
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- Plant Resources of Southeast Asia
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- Author
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- Website
- http://proseanet.org/
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- Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
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The whole plant is used to relieve headache[
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- Plant Resources of Southeast Asia
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- Author
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- Website
- http://proseanet.org/
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- Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
]. The plant is used as a vermicide and a carminative, and is also applied to sores310].
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed -
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with help from
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