Acalypha villicaulis

Acalypha villicaulis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Acalypha
Species: A. villicaulis
Binomial name
Acalypha villicaulis
Hochst. ex A.Rich.

Acalypha villicaulis is a species in the botanical family Euphorbiaceae. In tropical Africa it is widely used as a medicinal plant.[1]

Geographic distribution

Acalypha villicaulis occurs throughout tropical Africa, except humid central Africa.

Synonyms

References

  1. Schmelzer, G.H. & Gurib-Fakim, A. (Editors), 2008. Plant Resources of Tropical Africa 11(1). Medicinal plants 1. PROTA Foundation, Wageningen, Netherlands / Backhuys Publishers, Leiden, Netherlands / CTA, Wageningen, Netherlands. 791 pp.
  2. African Plant Database

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