Kuppi / Indian Acalypha
Acalypha indica
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana & more
- Flowering
- July-December
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Acalypha indica
- Genus
- Acalypha
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Dry deciduous forests also in the plains
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India, Tropical Africa, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Timor, Philippines
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Gujarat, Maharashtra, West Bengal
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-December
- 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
- Hindi
- कुप्पी Kuppi, कुप्पीखोखली kuppikhokhali,खोकली khokali
- Bengali
- মুক্তঝুরি mukta jhuri, শ্বেত বসন্ত sbeta basanta, মুক্তাঝুরি
- Tamil
- கொழிப்பூண்டு koli-p-puntu, குப்பைமேனி kuppai-meni, குப்பைமேனி
- Telugu
- హరితమంజరి harita-manjari, కుప్పి kuppi, మురిపిండి
- Kannada
- ಕುಪ್ಪಿ Kuppi, ಕುಪ್ಪಿಗಿಡ Kuppi gida, ಕುಪ್ಪಿಗಿಡ
- Malayalam
- കുപ്പമേനി kuppameni, കുപ്പമേനി, Acalypha indica
- Marathi
- कुपी kupi
About Kuppi
Indian Acalypha (Acalypha indica) 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 dry deciduous forests also in the plains. It is native to India. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during July-December. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Euphorbiaceae
Spurge/Euphorbia family
Kuppi belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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