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Acalypha ciliata

Forssk.

Botanical profile & classification

Acalypha ciliata belongs to genus Acalypha and family Euphorbiaceae.

Reported habit
annual herb

Flora of Saudi Arabia, 3rd edition, Volume 1: Cryptogams and Dicotyledons, Equisetaceae to Neuradaceae · PDF 146

Family
Euphorbiaceae
Genus
Acalypha
Growth form recorded by Kew
annual
Native range recorded by Kew
Africa, SW. Arabian Pen., Indian Subcontinent
Kew / POWO ↗

Conservation & endemism

Endemic to Saudi Arabia
No; Kew native range extends outside Saudi Arabia
IUCN · global assessment
Not yet documented in this portal
Saudi national assessment
Not yet documented in this portal

Genetic resources

ResourceAvailabilityDocumented publication
DNA barcodeNot found in current inventoryNot found in current inventory
Complete plastomeNot found in current inventoryNot found in current inventory

Names & references

DOI · 10.34885/egs6-cp24 ↗ Saudi flora checklist ↗
Flora of Saudi Arabia, 3rd edition, Volume 1: Cryptogams and Dicotyledons, Equisetaceae to Neuradaceae

Ahmad Mohammad Migahid · 1988

PDF pages: 146

A. ciliata

Weeds of Saudi Arabia and the Arabian Peninsula

Shaukat Ali Chaudhary and Muhammad Akram · 1987

PDF pages: 15, 137

Acalypha ciliata · ACALYPHA CILIATA

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Saudi Flora & Genomes (2026). Acalypha ciliata Forssk.. WCVP 348. https://saudifloragenomes.org/plant/348/ (Accessed: 2026-11-07).

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