Acalypha ornata is a species in the botanical family Euphorbiaceae. In Africa it is widely used as a medicinal plant. The stems are used as fibres for weaving baskets. The leaves are eaten as a vegetable; the plants are also fed to domestic animals. Acalypha ornata is sometimes planted as an ornamental plant.[1]
| Acalypha ornata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Subtribe: | Acalyphinae |
| Genus: | Acalypha |
| Species: | A. ornata
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| Binomial name | |
| Acalypha ornata | |
Geographic distribution edit
Acalypha ornata occurs throughout tropical Africa, except most of West Africa and humid central Africa.[2]
References edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ African Plant Database
External links edit
- PROTA4U on Acalypha ornata
- Dressler, S.; Schmidt, M. & Zizka, G. (2014). "Acalypha ornata". African plants – a Photo Guide. Frankfurt/Main: Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg.
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