Kuppigida / Fringed Acalypha
Acalypha ciliata
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Rajasthan, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Acalypha ciliata
- Genus
- Acalypha
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Deciduous forests and in the plains
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, Tropical Africa, Arabia, Himalayas, Sri Lanka
- Found in India
- Rajasthan, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- 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.
Local Names
- Telugu
- నూగు కుప్పింట nugu kuppinta, తెల్ల మురిపిండ tella muripinda
- Kannada
- ಕುಪ್ಪಿಗಿಡ kuppigida, ತುಪ್ಪ ಕೀರೆ thuppa keere
- Malayalam
- കുപ്പമേനി kuppameni
- Marathi
- कुपी kupi, लहान खोखली lahan khokhali
About Kuppigida
Fringed Acalypha (Acalypha ciliata) 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 deciduous forests and in the plains. It occurs across India, Tropical Africa, Arabia, Himalayas, Sri Lanka. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Euphorbiaceae
Spurge/Euphorbia family
Kuppigida belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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