Acalypha paniculata
Miq.
Euphorbiaceae
Acalypha racemosa Wall. ex F.W.Andrews
Acalypha wallichii Thwaites
Common Name:
General Information
Acalypha paniculata is a laxly-branched perennial herb with stems that become more or less woody and persist; it usually grows up to 2 metres tall, occasionally reaching 3 metres[
308- Title
- Flora Zambesiaca
- Publication
-
- Author
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- Website
- http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants.
,
610- Title
- Flora of Tropical East Africa
- Publication
-
- Author
- Beentje H.J.
- Website
- http://plants.jstor.org/search?st=396814
- Publisher
- Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew.
- Year
- 2002
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Available on-line, a modern flora of East Africa.
,
736- Title
- Flora of West Tropical Africa
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://plants.jstor.org/search?st=2025
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An online flora, not yet complet (2012). Very comprehensive as regards to species covered, but the information on each species is often rather terse.
].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and a medicine. It is sometimes cultivated locally as a food crop[
].
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
308- Title
- Flora Zambesiaca
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants.
,
610- Title
- Flora of Tropical East Africa
- Publication
-
- Author
- Beentje H.J.
- Website
- http://plants.jstor.org/search?st=396814
- Publisher
- Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew.
- Year
- 2002
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Available on-line, a modern flora of East Africa.
,
736- Title
- Flora of West Tropical Africa
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://plants.jstor.org/search?st=2025
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An online flora, not yet complet (2012). Very comprehensive as regards to species covered, but the information on each species is often rather terse.
Range
Tropical Africa - Liberia to Ethiopia, south to Angola, Zimbabwe and Mozambique; through the Arabian Peninsula to India
Habitat
Forest, open places, edges and riverine, sometimes in rocky or disturbed places nearby; at elevations from 100 - 2,000 metres[
610- Title
- Flora of Tropical East Africa
- Publication
-
- Author
- Beentje H.J.
- Website
- http://plants.jstor.org/search?st=396814
- Publisher
- Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew.
- Year
- 2002
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Available on-line, a modern flora of East Africa.
].
Properties
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Habit | Shrub |
| Height | 2.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Cultivated, Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
Leavs and young shoots - coked and eaten as a vegetable[
].
Medicinal
The leaf juice taken in order to prevent lose motions[
743- Title
- Ethnomedicinal Perspectives of Botanicals used by Malayali Tribes in Vattal Hills of Dharmapuri (TN), India
- Publication
- Ethnobotanical Leaflets 12: 1054-60. 2008.
- Author
- Ramya S.; Rajasekaran C.; Sivaperumal R.; Krishnan A.; Jayak
- Website
- http://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/ebl
- Publisher
- Ethnobotanical Leaflets.
- Year
- 2008
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Brief details of 27 plants used medicinally by the Malayali tribes in India.
].
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed -
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Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by
Ken Fern,
web interface by
Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
