Acalypha ciliata explained

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]

External links

• PROTA4U on Acalypha ciliata

Notes and References

1. P. M. Goode, FAO Food and nutrition paper 42(1) (1989), Edible plants of Uganda:the value of wild and cultivated plants as food.
2. 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.
3. http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php African Plant Database