Acalypha lanceolata
Willd.
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Description
A shrub or small tree. It grows 5 m tall. There are prickles along the stem. The leaves are twice divided and there are 8-18 pairs of pinnae. There are up to 50 pairs of pinnules on each pinnae. The flowers are yellow. They are in large clusters at the ends of branches. The pods are flattened.
Edible Uses
The leaves are eaten.
Medicinal Uses
It has medicinal uses.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. In southern China it grows near sea level to 100 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, China, India, Indochina, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Pacific, Philippines, Samoa, SE Asia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Uganda,
Cultivation
The plant has spread widely, probably as a result of human activity, and is a weed of cultivation in many areas of the tropics.
Notes
It has medicinal uses.
Also Known As
Ekiliton, Ogoogo tea
References (4)
- Liefting, A., et al, Samoan plant names. http://en.wikipedia.org
- Ojelel, S. & Kakudidi, E. K., 2015, Wild edible plant species utilized by a subsistence farming community in the Obalanga sub-county, Amuria district, Uganda. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine. 11:7
- PROTA
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
