
Euphorbiaceae FAMILY
Alchornea rugosa
Alchornea rugosa
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
HabitTree
Growth—
A plant of the moist tropics, where it is usually found at elevations up to 1,200 metres, occasionally ascending to 2,800 metres[1]. Found on a wide range of soils in the wild, often on or near limestone, partly even on guano near caves, clay loam, deep clay, ultramafic; bedrock: shale, quartzite, sandstone, granite[1]. The plant flowers and fruits all year round[1].
Propagation
Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-19. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Alchornea+rugosa>
Pollinators
Data unavailable
References
- [1]Euphorbiaceae of Malesia — http://www.nationaalherbarium.nl/euphorbs/ ↩︎An online resource that is still being developed, it gives detailed botanical descriptions of plants in the family Euphorbiaceae found growing in Malesia (the region from Peninsual Malaysia through Indonesia, the Philippines).