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Acalypha indica

Muñoz, Iris Montero;Levin, Geoffrey A.;Cardiel, José María

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Acalypha indica

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species of plant

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Within Vinony's link graph, Acalypha indica is referenced by 8 other articles, and connects out to glycoside, India and Yemen.

It is catalogued under topics including Acalypha, Botanical taxa named by Carl Linnaeus and Cat attractants.

Its subject is documented across 29 Wikipedia language editions.

Species

Indian Acalypha

SPECIES

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderMalpighiales
  5. FamilyEuphorbiaceae
Observations5,077
Observations recorded5,382

El cupamení de la India​ o hierba del golpe (Acalypha indica), es una especie de planta perteneciente a la familia Euphorbiaceae. Ilustración Vista de la planta

via GBIF · Kew POWO

Museum specimens

Specimen records
941
With media
863
Family
Euphorbiaceae
Collections
FCB-BUAP, FCAGRI-UAEM, INECOL, SEMAHN, ENCB-IPN, RSA
Recorded in
Mexico, Sri Lanka

Wikidata facts

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taxon name
Acalypha indica
Commons category
Acalypha indica
taxon common name
热带铁苋菜
short name
A. indica
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Encyclopedic overview

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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Acalypha indica” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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