Toothed Bract Indian Copperleaf
Acalypha lanceolata
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra & more
- Flowering
- April-November
How to identify Toothed Bract Indian Copperleaf
Identify Toothed Bract Indian Copperleaf by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Confirm leaf margin: Toothed (serrate/dentate edge).
- Confirm leaf surface: Pubescent (softly hairy).
- Confirm flower colour: Green.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: April-November.
- In India, compare location records such as Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Euphorbiaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Toothed Bract Indian Copperleaf.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Acalypha lanceolata
- Genus
- Acalypha
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Scrub Forests
- Native to
- India, Sri Lanka
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Java, Sumtra, Malaysia, Polynesia
- Found in India
- Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- April-November
- 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 Toothed Bract Indian Copperleaf 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 Toothed Bract Indian Copperleaf itself; the rest are typical of the Euphorbiaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Toothed Bract Indian Copperleaf
A member of the Euphorbiaceae family, Toothed Bract Indian Copperleaf (Acalypha lanceolata) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra and 3 other states. It grows in scrub Forests. Flowering and fruiting run from April to November.
Euphorbiaceae
Spurge/Euphorbia family
Toothed Bract Indian Copperleaf belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.
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