Acalypha fruticosa Forssk., Fl. Aegypt.-Arab. 161 1775. (syn. Ricinocarpus fruticosus (Forssk.) Kuntze);
chinee mara, perim-munja, siru sinni, cinni, kittik-kilanku, cinnaku; 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. Flowering and fruiting: July-August Dry deciduous forests and wastelands Paleotropics
Acalypha fruticosa is a species in the botanical family Euphorbiaceae. It occurs widely in East and southern Africa where it is eaten as a vegetable. It is also an important browse plant for sheep. In East Africa and southern Africa it is used as a medicinal plant. In northern Kenya arrow shafts and beehive lids are made from the stem. From the dried leaves a tea is made in Ethiopia.[1]
Acalypha fruticosa occurs in East and parts of southern Africa, except humid central Africa. It also occurs in tropical Arabia, southern India, Sri Lanka and Myanmar.[2]
(From Wikipedia on 4.7.13)
Euphorbiaceae for id 210710MK02 - efloraofindia | Google Groups: 6 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (5) Please id this common shrub of Euphorbiaceae.
Acalypha fruticosa????? I think Acalypha capitata Yes, it is Acalypha fruticosa (Sinni, Siru sinni in Tamil). Thank you very much all, for the identification.
Acalypha fruticosa : Attachments (4). 4 posts by 2 authors. On 31/10/09 at Herbal Garden, on the outskirts of Hyderabad, A.P. I think it's cultivated for its medicinal properties. Acalypha fruticosa is a medicinal plant Yes, it looks like Acalypha fruticosa.
Goa, May 2014 :: Requesting ID of this potted plant :: 24JUN14 :: ARK-45 : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (6). Requesting to please ID this potted plant from a cultivated garden in Aguada, Goa in May 2014. Acalypha fruticosa, perhaps. Thanks ... for the ID... Saw this plant at a friend's place in Mumbai in July 2015. Is this Acalypha fruticosa? Yes, this is Acalypha fruticosa Forssk. |
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