Short-Spike Copperleaf
Acalypha brachystachya
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Assam, Meghalaya & more
- Flowering
- October-February
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Acalypha brachystachya
- Genus
- Acalypha
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Semi-evergreen forest and margins of shola forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- Tropical Africa, Himalayas, India, Sri Lanka, Southeast Asia, China, Malaysia, Java
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Assam, Meghalaya, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- October-February
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
- Margin
- Variable
Typical of the Euphorbiaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Euphorbiaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
About Short-Spike Copperleaf
Short-Spike Copperleaf (Acalypha brachystachya) is a herb belonging to the Euphorbiaceae family (Spurge/Euphorbia family). Members of this family are generally characterised by alternate/opposite simple/compound leaves, cyathium/raceme/spike flower clusters, capsule (regma) fruit. It is typically found in semi-evergreen forest and margins of shola forests. It occurs across Tropical Africa, Himalayas, India, Sri Lanka, Southeast Asia, China, Malaysia, Java. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during October-February.
Euphorbiaceae
Spurge/Euphorbia family
Short-Spike Copperleaf belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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