Acalypha reptans Sw.

 
  • Family : EUPHORBIACEAE
    (Spurge Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : AMLA FAMILY (आँवला फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Euphorbiaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Croton chamaedrifolius Lam.; Cupamenis chamedrifolia (Lam.) Raf.; Geiseleria chamaedryfolia (Lam.) Klotzsch; Ricinocarpus chamaedrifolius (Lam.) Kuntze; Acalypha adscendens Hornem.; Acalypha chamaedrifolia var. brevipes (Müll.Arg.) Müll.Arg.; Acalypha chamaedrifolia var. genuina Müll.Arg.; Acalypha corchorifolia Willd.; Acalypha hispaniolae Urb.; Acalypha hotteana Urb.; Acalypha reptans var. brevipes Müll.Arg.; Acalypha reptans var. genuina Müll.Arg.; Cupamenis reptans (Sw.) Raf.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Acalypha chamaedrifolia (Lam.) Müll.Arg.
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Key identification features : Tender, trailing, evergreen shrub; Leaves oval to rounded, pointed, toothed; Flowers fluffy, catkin-like racemes, red or pink
  • Native : Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Florida, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, Windward Islands
  • Exotic/Native : Exotic
  • World Distribution : Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Florida, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, Windward Islands
  • Literature :
    • Photograph of Dinesh Valke
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Acalypha reptans. Downloaded on 7 November 2024.

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