Acalypha indica L.
Common Name : Indian copperleaf
Family : Euphorbiaceae
HABIT |
ERECT ANNUAL HERB; UP TO 60
CM TALL. |
STEMS |
BRANCHES NUMEROUS, LONG,
ASCENDING, ANGULAR, FINELY PUBESCENT. |
LEAVES |
2.5 – 7.0 CM LONG AND 2-2.5
CM BROAD, OVATE- RHOMBIC, WITH LONG PETIOLE, ARRANGED SPIRALLY; BLADES ACUTE,
MARGINS CRENATE-SERRATE. |
FLOWERS |
FLOWERS UNISEXUAL, STALKLESS,
BORNE ON NUMEROUS LAX, ERECT, ELONGATE AXILLARY SPIKES LONGER THAN THE
LEAVES. MALE FLOWERS ARE MINUTE, CROWDED DISTALLY. FEMALE FLOWERS ARE
SCATTERED ALONG THE INFLORESCENCE AXIS, EACH SUBTENDED BY A CONSPICUOUS
SEMI-CUPULAR LEAF- LIKE, TOOTHED, GREEN BRACT, NEARLY 7 MM LONG. |
FRUITS |
CAPSULES, THREE VALVED,
COVERED WITH PERSISTENT BRACTS. |
SEEDS |
OVOID, SMOOTH AND PALE BROWN. |