Acalypha ornata explained

Acalypha ornata is a species in the botanical family Euphorbiaceae. In Africa it is widely used as a medicinal plant. The stems are used as fibres for weaving baskets. The leaves are eaten as a vegetable; the plants are also fed to domestic animals. Acalypha ornata is sometimes planted as an ornamental plant.^[1]

Geographic distribution

Acalypha ornata occurs throughout tropical Africa, except most of West Africa and humid central Africa.^[2]

References

• All The Plants

External links

• PROTA4U on Acalypha ornata

Notes and References

1. 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.
2. http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/details.php?langue=an&id=107052 African Plant Database