Acalypha ornata
Acalypha ornata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
Subtribe: | Acalyphinae |
Genus: | Acalypha |
Species: | A. ornata |
Binomial name | |
Acalypha ornata Hochst. ex A.Rich. | |
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
- ↑ 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
External links
- PROTA4U on Acalypha ornata
- Dressler, S.; Schmidt, M. & Zizka, G. (2014). "Acalypha ornata". African plants – a Photo Guide. Frankfurt/Main: Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg.
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