About Birch-Leaved Cat Tail
Acalypha fruticosa is a species of flowering plant in the botanical family Euphorbiaceae. It occurs widely in East and southern Africa where it is eaten as a vegetable. It is also an important browse plant for sheep. In East Africa and southern Africa it is used as a medicinal plant. In northern Kenya, arrow shafts and beehive lids are made from the stem. From the dried leaves a tea is made in Ethiopia.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Acalypha fruticosa
- Genus
- Acalypha
- Family
- EUPHORBIACEAE
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Foothills of forests, Scrub forest
- Distribution
- Pantropical
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-September
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Tamil
- chinni, cinni, cinnicceti
- Kannada
- ಚಿನ್ನಿ Chinni, Chinee mara, Chinni gida
- Malayalam
- perim-munja, ബാലമുഞ്ഞ
Euphorbiaceae
Spurge/Euphorbia family
Birch-Leaved Cat Tail belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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