Muñoz, Iris Montero;Levin, Geoffrey A.;Cardiel, José María
Species
Indian Acalypha
SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderMalpighiales
- FamilyEuphorbiaceae
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
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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.