Euphorbiaceae FAMILY
Acalypha polystachya
Acalypha polystachya
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Acalypha polystachya is an erect, stout, usually unbranched, somewhat succulent annual plant growing up to 100cm tall[ 331 Title Flora of Guatemala Publication Author Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Year 1946 - 1976 ISBN Description A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/ ]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeS. America - Ecuador; C. America - Costa Rica north to Guatemala and central Mexico
HabitatMoist thickets or fields, sometimes on sandbars along streams, or as a weed in cultivated ground; at elevations up to 400 metres[ 331 Title Flora of Guatemala Publication Author Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Year 1946 - 1976 ISBN Description A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/ ].