Acalypha australis L.

 
  • Family : EUPHORBIACEAE
    (Spurge Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : AMLA FAMILY (आँवला फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Euphorbiaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Acalypha australis var. velutina Honda; Acalypha chinensis Roxb.; Acalypha gemina (Lour.) Spreng.; Acalypha indica var. minima (H.Keng) S.F.Huang & T.C.Huang; Acalypha minima H.Keng; Acalypha pauciflora Hornem.; Acalypha sessilis Poir.; Acalypha virgata Thunb.; Meterana dimidiata Raf.; Ricinocarpus australis (L.) Kuntze
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Acalypha australis L.
  • Common name : Asian Copperleaf
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Grasslands, slopes, cultivated areas, at altitudes of 100 - 1900 m.
  • Comments / notes : It is widely cultivated, and also naturalized.
  • Flower, Fruit : July-November
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
  • Native : China, East Himalaya, Hainan, Inner Mongolia, Japan, Korea, Laos, Manchuria, Nansei-shoto, Philippines, Primorye, Qinghai, South China Sea, Taiwan, Tibet, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Exotic
  • World Distribution : South Russian Far East to North Philippines and Bulgaria, India, Italy, New Jersey, New South Wales, New York, Queensland, Tadzhikistan, Turkey, Ukraine, West Himalaya, West Siberia
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 213
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Acalypha australis. Downloaded on 9 October 2024.

Habitat

India Distribution

World Distribution

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