Euphorbiaceae FAMILY
Acalypha psilostachya
Acalypha psilostachya
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Acalypha psilostachya is an erect, perennial plant with stems that are more or less woody. It can grow up to 3 metres tall[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local medicinal use.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeEast tropical Africa - Sudan and Ethiopia, south to Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique.
HabitatMoist, submontane forest undergrowth, in valleys, also in submontane grassland and swamp forest, persisting in disturbed localities, at elevations from 500 - 3,000 metres[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ].