Acalypha indica
A species in the Euphorbiaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Malpighiales
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Genus
- Acalypha
- Species
- Acalypha indica
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1753
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Acalypha indica. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
16 synonyms in this snapshot
- Acalypha canescensName author: Wall.
- Acalypha canescensName author: Benth.
- Acalypha carolinianaName author: Blanco
- Acalypha chinensisName author: Benth.
- Acalypha ciliataName author: Wall.
- Acalypha ciliataName author: Benth.
- Acalypha cupameniiName author: Dragend.
- Acalypha deciduaName author: Forssk.
- Acalypha fimbriataName author: Baill.
- Acalypha indica var. indicaName author: Not supplied
- Acalypha somalensisName author: Pax
- Acalypha somaliumName author: Müll.Arg.
- Acalypha spicataName author: Forssk.
- Cupamenis indicaName author: (L.) Raf.
- Ricinocarpus deciduusName author: (Forssk.) Kuntze
- Ricinocarpus indicusName author: (L.) Kuntze
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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