Accession Data:
Acalypha hispida Burm. f.
- Common Name: Chenille Plant
- Family: Euphorbiaceae Juss.
- Country of Origin: Bismarck Arch.
- Description: Showy tropical shrub with broad ovate, bright green, hairy leaves with crenate margins' bright red flowers in long, pendant spikes resembling foxtails. Tropical climate.
- Uses: Traditional Folk Medicine:
- In indonesia, a root and flower decoction is used for hemoptysis. Leaf poultice used for leprosy.
- In Malaya, decoction of leaves and flowers taken internally as laxative and diuretic for gonorrhea. Bark used as expectorant and for asthma.
- In Africa, bark root used for pulmonary problems; leaf for leprosy, and flower for kidney ailments and as diuretic.
- Antimicrobial: Studies of leaf extracts isolated gallic aicd, corilagin and geranin responsible for antimicrobial activity.
- Trypanocidal: Aequous extract of Acalypha hispida leaves suggest trypanocidal effect.
- Anti-ulcer / Anti-tumor: Studies yielded geraniin and dehydroellagitannins which suggest diverse biological properties including anti-ulcer and anti-tumor effects, antibacterial activity against helicobacter pylori and antifungal activity.
- Phytochemicals: Phytochemical studies yield phenolics, flavonoids, hydroxyanthraquinones and saponins. It also detected steroids , phlobatannins and glycosides.
- Anthocyanins: Study isolated three anthocyanins from the red flowers of the chenille plant.
- IMPORTANT NOTE: Plant Uses are for informational purposes only. EEB Greenhouses assume no responsibility for adverse effects from the use of any plants referred to on this site. Always seek advice from a professional before using any plant medicinally.
- USDA Zone: 10a-11
Accession Data:
- Accession # 198500271
- Source: Unknown
- Accession Date: 12-31-1985
- Bench: 1211 - AUS:Ground Bed 1 SW
- Currently: active - healthy
- Qty: 3 confirmed on 03-27-2025
- Restrictions:
- Poisonous Plant Parts - Not for Human Consumption
Ingestion of these plants may cause minor illnesses such as vomiting or diarrhea.
- Poisonous Plant Parts - Not for Human Consumption
Classification:
- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Magnoliopsida
- SubClass: eurosid I
- Order: Malpighiales
- SubOrder:
- Family: Euphorbiaceae
- SubFamily: Acalyphoideae
- Tribe: Acalypheae
- SubTribe: Acalyphinae
Flowering Data:
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References (internal):
- EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Bismarck Archipelago /
References (external):
- Exotica by A.B.Graf
- The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Accessed 19 May 2015.
- WCSP (2015). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed 19 May 2015
- Poisonous Plants at University of California. Last accessed on Wednesday, July 05, 2017.
- Chenille Plant at Philippine Alternative Medicine. Last accessed Wednesday, 12 December, 2018.
- Image #00 (cropped) & #03 (original) by Jerzy Opiola [GFDL or CC BY 3.0], from Wikimedia Commons. Last accessed Wednesday, 12 December, 2018.
data regenerated on Sat, 29 Mar 2025 14:48:04 -0400 [bcm v4.0]
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