Kuppi / Indian Acalypha
Acalypha indica
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, 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
- Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Gujarat, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Kerala, Odisha, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Bihar, Delhi, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Assam, Punjab, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- OvaterecordedEgg-shaped, broader near the base.“The leaves are broad ovate, 1.2 cm–6.5 cm × 1 cm–4 cm (0.47 in–2.56 in × 0.39 in–1.57 in).” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf margin
- ToothedrecordedA saw-like or jagged edge (serrate or dentate).“The leaf margin is basally 5-nerved and is crenate-serrate with an acute or obtuse apex.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf surface
- Pubescent (softly hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Kuppi itself; the rest are typical of the Euphorbiaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- GreenrecordedGreen or greenish
- Flower arrangement
- CatkinrecordedA slim, often dangling spike of tiny, usually wind-pollinated flowers.“An erect annual herb that can be easily distinguished by the cup-shaped involucre that surrounds the small flowers in the catkin-like inflorescence.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Kuppi itself; the rest are typical of the Euphorbiaceae family — flowering plants only.
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) belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana and 20 other states. It grows in dry deciduous forests also in the plains. Flowering and fruiting run from July to December.
Uses
It is long used in traditional medicine. Those medicinal uses are traditional attributions, not medical advice.
Euphorbiaceae
Spurge/Euphorbia family
Kuppi belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.
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