Euphorbiaceae FAMILY

Acalypha siamensis

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Acalypha siamensis is a shrub or small scrambling tree growing up to 4 metres tall[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a tea and a medicine. It is cultivated as a substitute tea plant and is also grown as a hedge in Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia and Indonesia[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. , 317 Title Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants Publication Author Website http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Terse details of a huge range of useful plants. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSoutheast Asia - southern China (Hainan), Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia (Sumatera).

HabitatLocally common in dry, evergreen or mixed forest or scrub vegetation, often on sandy soils, sometimes on limestone; at elevations up to about 400 metres[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ].