Euphorbiaceae FAMILY

Acalypha nervulosa

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Acalypha nervulosa is a straggling shrub growing around 1 - 3 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.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAustralasia - New Guinea

HabitatRiver banks, riparian marshes, young secondary (montane) forest, growing in sandy clay soils with much gravel; at elevations from 850 - 1,925 metres[ 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 ].