''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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PROTA4U on ''Acalypha ciliata''
ciliata Leaf vegetables Plants used in traditional African medicine Taxa named by Peter Forsskål {{euphorb-stub