Euphorbiaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Acalypha cardiophylla

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Acalypha cardiophylla is a large shrub or a small tree, usually growing around 3 - 12 metres tall[ 1913 Title Revision and phylogeny of Acalypha (Euphorbiaceae) in Malesia Publication Blumea 55, 2010: 21-60 Author Sagun V.G., Levin G.A. & van Welzen P.C. Website http://10.3767/000651910X499141 Publisher Year 2010 ISBN Description ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine. Acalypha cardiophylla has a very wide distribution, large population, is not currently experiencing any major threats and no significant future threats have been identified. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2019)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSoutheast Asia to the Pacific - Taiwan, Philippines, northern Borneo, Caroline Islands

HabitatOpen fields; secondary growth; semiopen forest[ 1913 Title Revision and phylogeny of Acalypha (Euphorbiaceae) in Malesia Publication Blumea 55, 2010: 21-60 Author Sagun V.G., Levin G.A. & van Welzen P.C. Website http://10.3767/000651910X499141 Publisher Year 2010 ISBN Description ].