Copperleaf
Acalypha wilkesiana
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Telangana, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh & more
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Acalypha wilkesiana
- Genus
- Acalypha
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Grown as ornamental plant
- Habitat type
- Cultivated
- Native to
- Polynesia
- Distribution
- Cultivated in most parts of world
- Found in India
- Telangana, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, West Bengal
- 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
- Telugu
- ఎకలైఫా విల్కెసియానా
- Malayalam
- താ മ്രപത്രി, Acalypha wilkesiana, കോപ്പർ ലീഫ്
About Copperleaf
Copperleaf (Acalypha wilkesiana) 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 grown as ornamental plant. Native to Polynesia, it is distributed across Cultivated in most parts of world. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Euphorbiaceae
Spurge/Euphorbia family
Copperleaf belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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