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Acalypha australis

Common name:		Family:	Euphorbiaceae
Author:	L.	Botanical references:	58. 275
Synonyms:	Acalypha virgata (Thunb. non L.), Acalypha pauciflora, Acalypha chinensis
Known Hazards:	None known
Range:	E. Asia - China, Japan.
Habitat:	Waste places and cultivated fields in lowland areas all over Japan[58]. Disturbed habitats such as cultivated fields, roadsides and riverbanks[275].
Edibility Rating (1-5):	0	Medicinal Rating (1-5):	1

Other Common Names:	From various places around the Web, may not be correct. See below.
	Asian Copperleaf [B], Australian Acalypha [P],
Epithets:	From a Dictionary of Botanical Epithets
	australis = southern
Systematics:	From a USDA Plants Database
	Order: Euphorbiales. Spurge family
Other Range Info:	From the Ethnobotany Database
	China

Physical Characteristics

Annual growing to 0.45m. . It is in flower from July to November. The flowers are monoecious (individual flowers are either male or female, but both sexes can be found on the same plant). We rate it 0/5 for edibility and 1/5 for medicinal use.

The plant prefers light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. The plant prefers acid, neutral and basic (alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It requires moist soil.

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal Uses

Disclaimer

Depurative Febrifuge Vulnerary.

Febrifuge, detoxifies, vulnerary[147].

Other Uses

None known

Cultivation details

Propagation

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Web References

[E] Ethnobotany Data (common names, uses, countries) from the Ethnobotany Database.
[B] Data (Latin & Common names, other references) from the BONAP's Synonymized Checklist of the Vascular Flora of the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.
[G] Data (Common Names, Uses, Distribution) from the USDA/ARS NPGS's GRIN taxonomic database.
[P] Data. (uses, distribution, wetland) from the USDA'a Plants database.

References for the family Euphorbiaceae.

[CHINA] Draft Data Very detailed botanical/identification info. from the Flora of China.

See the PFAF Links Pages for other sources.

Also try Photos and info from the The Plants Database which has 14,000 images.

References

[58] Ohwi. G. Flora of Japan. (English translation) Smithsonian Institution 1965
The standard work. Brilliant, but not for the casual reader.

[147] ? A Barefoot Doctors Manual. Running Press ISBN 0-914294-92-X
A very readable herbal from China, combining some modern methods with traditional chinese methods.

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