Acalypha villicaulis

Acalypha villicaulis is a species in the botanical family Euphorbiaceae. In tropical Africa it is widely used as a medicinal plant.[1]

Acalypha villicaulis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Subtribe: Acalyphinae
Genus: Acalypha
Species:
A. villicaulis
Binomial name
Acalypha villicaulis

Geographic distribution

Acalypha villicaulis occurs throughout tropical Africa, except humid central Africa.

Synonyms
  • Acalypha brachiata C.Krauss
  • Acalypha petiolaris Hochst. ex C.Krauss
  • Acalypha senensis Klotzsch [2]

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. African Plant Database


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