About Copperleaf
Acalypha wilkesiana, common names copperleaf, Jacob's coat and Flamengueira, is an evergreen shrub growing to 3 metres (9.8 ft) high and 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) across. It has a closely arranged crown, with an erect stem and many branches. Both the branches and the leaves are covered in fine hairs. The leaves, which may be flat or crinkled, are large and broad with teeth around the edge. They can be 10–20 centimetres (3.9–7.9 in) long and 15 centimetres (5.9 in) wide. The leaves are coppery green with red splashes, giving them a mottled appearance. Separate male and female flowers appear on the same plant. The male flowers are in long spikes which hang downwards while the female flowers are in short spikes.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Acalypha wilkesiana
- Genus
- Acalypha
- Family
- EUPHORBIACEAE
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Grown as ornamental plant
- Native to
- Polynesia
- Distribution
- Cultivated in most parts of world
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Telugu
- ఎకలైఫా విల్కెసియానా
- Malayalam
- താ മ്രപത്രി, Acalypha wilkesiana, കോപ്പർ ലീഫ്
Euphorbiaceae
Spurge/Euphorbia family
Copperleaf belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.
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