Euphorbiaceae FAMILY
Acalypha arvensis
Acalypha arvensis
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Acalypha arvensis is a rather variable annual plant; usually erect to ascending and up to 50cm tall, the plant can be unbranched or branched, and the stems sometimes become more elongate, procumbent, and rooting at the lower nodes[ 331 Title Flora of Guatemala Publication Author Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Year 1946 - 1976 ISBN Description A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/ ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeS. America - Peru, Bolivia and northern Brazil, north through tropical America to Guatemala and Mexico; Caribbean - Trinidad, Windward Islands
HabitatMoist or wet thickets, fields, or banks, often a weed in cultivated or waste ground, frequent on sandbars along streams; at elevations up to 1,500 metres[ 331 Title Flora of Guatemala Publication Author Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Year 1946 - 1976 ISBN Description A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/ ].