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Acalypha fruticosa
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Family:
EUPHORBIACEAE
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Citation: Acalypha fruticosa Forssk., Fl. Aeg.-Arab. 161. 1775; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 5: 415. 1887; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1331(931).1925; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 269. 1982; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 406. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 352. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 701. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 418. 1990; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 601. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 278. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 280. 2002; Rani & Balakr., J. Econ. Tax. Bot. 31: 95. 2007; N.P.Balakr. & Chakrab., Fam. Euphorbiaceae India 125. 2007; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 617. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 717. 2009.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Balamunja, Chini, Kuppameni, Sinnimaram
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Birch leaved acalypha
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Description:
Erect profusely branched shrubs. Leaves 2-5 x 1-3 cm, ovate, base truncate or subcordate, margin crenate-serrate, apex acuminate, hairy on both sides, aromatic, glandular below, glands orange; petiole to 3 cm long. Spikes short, axillary, solitary, androgynous, to 2 cm long. Tepals tomentose, with sessile glands outside. Stamens many; anthers sub-globose to oblong. Female flowers below, sessile; bracts reniform, margin dentate; ovary to 0.5 mm across; styles many. Capsules trilobed.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
July-August
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District(s):
All Districts
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Dry deciduous forests and wastelands
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Distribution:
Paleotropics
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
Green
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
No
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Chinnar, Keerapady, Tolpetty, Mukkali forests, Anamari, Kuranthikadu
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