About Fringed Acalypha
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.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Acalypha ciliata
- Genus
- Acalypha
- Family
- EUPHORBIACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Deciduous forests and in the plains
- Distribution
- India, Tropical Africa, Arabia, Himalayas, Sri Lanka
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
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
Botanical family
Euphorbiaceae
Spurge/Euphorbia family
Fringed Acalypha belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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