Acalypha ciliata
| Acalypha ciliata | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Genus: | Acalypha |
| Species: | A. ciliata |
| Binomial name | |
| Acalypha ciliata Forssk. | |
Acalypha ciliata is a species in the botanical family Euphorbiaceae. It occurs widely in Africa where it is eaten as a vegetable,[1] or fed to animals. In West Africa and East Africa it is used as a medicinal plant.[2]
Geographic distribution
Acalypha ciliata occurs throughout tropical Africa, except central Africa. It also occurs in tropical Arabia, Pakistan, India and Sri Lanka.[3]
References
- ↑ P. M. Goode, FAO Food and nutrition paper 42(1) (1989), Edible plants of Uganda: the value of wild and cultivated plants as food. ISBN 92-5-102713-7
- ↑ Schmelzer, G.H. & Gurib-Fakim, A. (Editors), 2008. Plant Resources of Tropical Africa 11(1). Medicinal plants 1. PROTA Foundation, Wageningen, Netherlands / Backhuys Publishers, Leiden, Netherlands / CTA, Wageningen, Netherlands. 791 pp.
- ↑ African Plant Database
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