Description:
Euphorbiaceae (castor, euphorbia, or spurge family) »
Acalypha indica ak-uh-LY-fuh or ak-uh-LEE-fuh -- meaning, nettle IN-dih-kuh or in-DEE-kuh -- of or from India commonly known as: Indian acalypha, Indian copperleaf, Indian nettle, three-seeded-mercury • Bengali: মুক্তঝুরি muktajhuri, শ্বেত বসন্ত sbeta basanta • Chamorro: hierba del cancer • Chinese: 热带铁苋菜 re dai tie xian cai • German: brennkraut, Indisches kupferblatt • Gujarati: vanchi kanto • Hindi: कुप्पीखोखली kuppikhokhali • Kannada: ಕುಪ್ಪುಗಿಡ kuppugida • Malayalam: കുപ്പമേനി kuppameni • Marathi: कुपी kupi • Niuean: hongohongo, ogoogo, ongoongo • Portuguese (Brazil): alcalifa • Sanskrit: हरित मञ्जरी harita manjari • Spanish: hierba de cancer, ricinela • Tamil: கொழிப்பூண்டு koli-p-puntu, குப்பைமேனி kuppai-meni • Telugu: హరితమంజరి harita-manjari, కుప్పి kuppi Native to: Africa, southern Asia to the Philippines; Taiwan References:
OpenMED@NIC •
PIER species info •
NPGS / GRIN •
eFlora. Date: 27 August 2008, 12:15. Source:
Indian acalypha. Author:
Dinesh Valke from Thane, India.