Euphorbiaceae FAMILY
Acalypha seleriana
Acalypha seleriana
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Acalypha seleriana is a stout shrub growing around 2 - 3 metres tall[ 493 Title Flora of Yucatan Publication Author Standley P.C. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Field Museum of Natural History; Chicago Year 1930 ISBN Description The first flora that was attempted for this area in 1930, so it is obviously lacking information and the Botanical names can be out of date. Still, an excellent work and it records many plant uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use in making baskets.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeSouthern N. America - southern Mexico
HabitatForests[ 964 Title New or Noteworthy Spermatophytes from Mexico, Central America and the West Indies Publication Field Colombian Museum Botanical Series Vol. 2, No. 6 (Publication No. 126) Author Greenman J. M. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ Publisher Field Museum; Chicago Year 1907 ISBN Description Descriptions of plants new to science (in 1907). It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].