Euphorbiaceae FAMILY
Acalypha filiformis
Acalypha filiformis
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Acalypha filiformis is a shrub, sometimes adopting a more climbing habit, with stems that can be up to 6 metres long[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of basketry material.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeAfrica - Madagascar, Réunion and various Islands in the Indian Ocean, excluding the Seychelles.
HabitatForests and ruderal sites at elevations from sea level to 2,000 metres in Madagascar[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ].