Euphorbiaceae FAMILY
Acalypha leptopoda
Acalypha leptopoda
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Acalypha leptopoda is an erect, slender shrub growing around 1 - 3.5 metres tall[ 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 and in making baskets.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeC. America - Panama, north to Guatemala and to central Mexico
HabitatDry to wet thickets or rather thin forest, sometimes in pine forest; at elevations up to 2,100 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/ ].