Acalypha malabarica Müll.Arg.

 
  • Family : EUPHORBIACEAE
    (Spurge Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : AMLA FAMILY (आँवला फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Euphorbiaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Acalypha malabarica Müll.Arg.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Wasteland and roadsides
  • Comments / notes : Occasional in moist shady places
  • Flower, Fruit : August-November
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Bidar district, Dakshina Kannada district, Davanagare district, Hassan district, Mysuru district, Tumakuru district, Uttara Kannada district
    • Kerala : Kozhikode district, Kottayam district, Alappuzha district, Kollam district
    • Maharashtra : Akola district
  • Endemism : Peninsular India
  • World Distribution : India
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Pullaiah, T & Ali Moulali, D., 1997. Flora of Andhra Pradesh. Vol. 2.
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI
    • Saldanha & Nicolson, 1976 - Hassan
    • Saldanha, 1996
    • Manjunath et al., 2003 – Davanagere.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Acalypha malabarica. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

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