Acalypha ciliata - Kuppigida

, Acalypha ciliata

Acalypha ciliata is an erect. It is growing up to about 85cm tall. The leaves are sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine.

Uses

Female sterility, Sores, Schistosomiasis.

Parts Used

Stem, Leaves, Root.

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada	ಕುಪ್ಪಿಗಿಡ Kuppigida, ತುಪ್ಪ ಕೀರೆ Thuppa keere
Hindi	NA
Malayalam	Kuppameni
Tamil	NA
Telugu	Nugu kuppinta, Tella muripinda
Marathi	Kupi, Lahan khokhali
Gujarathi	Dadari, Ruchalo dadaro
Punjabi	NA
Kashmiri	NA
Sanskrit	Haritamanjari
English	Fringed acalypha

Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Habit

Annual

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature
Simple	Alternate	Branches pubescent. Leaves to 7 x 4 cm, ovate, cuneate, membranous, acuminate at apex, base rounded, sparsely puberulus, margin ciliate; petiole to 5 cm.

Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
Unisexual	Axillary spikes	Spikes axillary, to 2 cm; sepals 4, pubescent; female flowers crowded below; bracts 5 mm, campanulate, pubescent ca. 12-15 toothed, ciliate, ovary 1.5 mm; male flowers on the upper half minute.		{{{5}}}

Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information
Capsule		Capsule 3 mm across, smooth.

Mode of Propagation

Seeds

Commonly seen growing in areas

Wooded grassland, Open grassland, Coastal bushland, Damp localities, Near lakes.

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External Links

• Acalypha ciliata on theferns.info