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
- 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
- Tamil
- chinni, cinni, cinnicceti
- Kannada
- ಚಿನ್ನಿ Chinni, Chinee mara, Chinni gida
- Malayalam
- perim-munja, ബാലമുഞ്ഞ
About Chinni
Birch-Leaved Cat Tail (Acalypha fruticosa) is a shrub 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 foothills of forests, scrub forest. It occurs across Pantropical. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during July-September.
Euphorbiaceae
Spurge/Euphorbia family
Chinni belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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