Chinni / Birch-Leaved Cat Tail
Acalypha fruticosa
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu & more
- Flowering
- July-September
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Acalypha fruticosa
- Genus
- Acalypha
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Foothills of forests, Scrub forest
- Distribution
- Pantropical
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Odisha
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-September
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf margin
- Toothed (serrate/dentate edge)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Pubescent (softly hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Chinni itself; the rest are typical of the Euphorbiaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- GreenrecordedGreen or greenish
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Chinni itself; the rest are typical of the Euphorbiaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Tamil
- chinni, cinni, cinnicceti
- Kannada
- ಚಿನ್ನಿ Chinni, Chinee mara, Chinni gida
- Malayalam
- perim-munja, ബാലമുഞ്ഞ
About Chinni
Birch-Leaved Cat Tail (Acalypha fruticosa) belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family, where it grows as a shrub. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and 1 other states. It grows in foothills of forests, Scrub forest. Flowering and fruiting run from July to September.
Euphorbiaceae
Spurge/Euphorbia family
Chinni belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.
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