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Acalypha indica

Acalypha indica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Subtribe: Acalyphinae
Genus: Acalypha
Species:
A. indica
Binomial name
Acalypha indica
Synonyms
  • Acalypha bailloniana Müll.Arg.
  • Acalypha canescens Benth., nom. nud.
  • Acalypha bailloniana Müll.Arg.
  • Acalypha caroliniana Blanco, nom. illeg.
  • Acalypha chinensis Benth.
  • Acalypha ciliata Benth., nom. nud.
  • Acalypha cupamenii Dragend.
  • Acalypha decidua Forssk.
  • Acalypha fimbriata Baill.
  • Acalypha indica var. bailloniana (Müll.Arg.) Hutch.
  • Acalypha indica var. minima (H.Keng) S.F.Huang & T.C.Huang
  • Acalypha minima H.Keng
  • Acalypha somalensis Pax
  • Acalypha somalium Müll.Arg.
  • Acalypha spicata Forssk.
  • Cupamenis indica (L.) Raf.
  • Ricinocarpus baillonianus (Müll.Arg.) Kuntze
  • Ricinocarpus deciduus (Forssk.) Kuntze
  • Synonym Ricinocarpus indicus (L.) Kuntze[1]
Acalypha indica in Beliatore West Bengal, India

Acalypha indica (English: Indian acalypha, Indian mercury, Indian copperleaf, Indian nettle, three-seeded mercury) is an herbaceous annual that has catkin-like inflorescences with cup-shaped involucres surrounding the minute flowers. It is mainly known for its root being attractive to domestic cats, and for its various medicinal uses. It occurs throughout the Tropics.[2][3]

  1. ^ Acalypha indica L. Indian Acalypha, on India Biodiversity Portal. Accessed 31.07.2017.
  2. ^ Schmelzer, G.H. & Gurib-Fakim, A. (2008). Plant Resources of Tropical Africa 11(1). Medicinal plants 1. PROTA Foundation, Wageningen, Netherlands.
  3. ^ "Acalypha indica". PROTA4U. Archived from the original on 20 June 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
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