''Acalypha ciliata'' is a species in the botanical family
Euphorbiaceae. It occurs widely in Africa where it is eaten as a vegetable, or fed to animals. In West Africa and East Africa it is used as a
medicinal plant.
Geographic distribution
''Acalypha ciliata'' occurs throughout tropical Africa, except central Africa. It also occurs in tropical Arabia, Pakistan, India and Sri Lanka.
African Plant Database
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References
External links
PROTA4U on ''Acalypha ciliata''
ciliata
Leaf vegetables
Plants used in traditional African medicine
Taxa named by Peter Forsskål
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