Acalypha australis
Euphorbiaceae FAMILY

Acalypha australis

Acalypha australis

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Acalypha australis is an erect, much-branched, annual herb that can grow from 30 - 60cm 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. , 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. , 1145 Title AgroAtlas Publication Author Website http://www.agroatlas.ru/en/index.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line database of economic plants of Russia and the surrounding countries that formed the USSR, giving botanical descriptions, distribution, habitats and uses. It also gives comprehensive information on climate, soil, pests, diseases etc ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine. A widespread weed of cultivated ground and waste places in east Asia, it has become naturalized in areas outside its native range[ 327 Title Euphorbiaceae of Malesia Publication Author Website http://www.nationaalherbarium.nl/euphorbs/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An online resource that is still being developed, it gives detailed botanical descriptions of plants in the family Euphorbiaceae found growing in Malesia (the region from Peninsual Malaysia through Indonesia, the Philippines). ]. This weed is highly harmful to crops despite its small size[ 1145 Title AgroAtlas Publication Author Website http://www.agroatlas.ru/en/index.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line database of economic plants of Russia and the surrounding countries that formed the USSR, giving botanical descriptions, distribution, habitats and uses. It also gives comprehensive information on climate, soil, pests, diseases etc ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate; tropical
Native RangeE. Asia - China, Japan.
HabitatWaste places and cultivated fields in lowland areas all over Japan[ 58 Title Flora of Japan. (English translation) Publication Author Ohwi. G. Publisher Smithsonian Institution Year 1965 ISBN - Description The standard work. Brilliant, but not for the casual reader. ]. Disturbed habitats such as cultivated fields, roadsides and riverbanks[ 275 Title Flora of Japan Publication Author Website http://www.foj.info Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora - an excellent resource. ].