Acalypha poiretii Spreng.

Poiret's copperleaf (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Euphorbiaceae > Acalypha

Characteristics

Herbs, annual, 1–4 dm, monoecious. Stems erect, pubescent and sparsely hirsute. Leaves: petiole 1–4.5 cm; blade ovate to elliptic, 2–5 × 1–3.5 cm, base obtuse to rounded, margins serrate-crenate, apex acute. Inflorescences bisexual, axillary; peduncle 0.1–0.5 cm, pistillate portion 2–4 × 0.8–1.2 cm (shorter on proximal inflorescences), staminate portion 0.3–1 cm; allomorphic pistillate flowers common, terminal on staminate portion of inflorescences. Pistillate bracts (normal flowers) crowded (inflorescence axis not visible between bracts), 4–5 × 6–8 mm, abaxial surface pubescent and sparsely stipitate-glandular; lobes 7–9, triangular, 1/5 bract length; of allomorphic flowers absent. Pedicels of allomorphic flowers rudimentary. Pistillate flowers: pistil 3-carpellate (normal flowers), 1-carpellate (allomorphic flowers); styles unbranched. Capsules smooth, pubescent; allomorphic fruits obovoid, 1.2–1.5 × 1–1.2 mm, muricate, pubescent. Seeds 1.2–1.5 mm, minutely pitted.
Life form annual
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 1.0 - 1.5
Mature height (meter) 0.8 - 1.45
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 4-9
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use Diarrhea (flower), Antifungal agents (leaf), Antiprotozoal agents (leaf), Insecticides (leaf), Ulcer (leaf), Analgesics (leaf), Anti-bacterial agents (leaf), Anti-infective agents, local (leaf), Antirheumatic agents (leaf), Appetite stimulants (leaf), Arthritis (leaf), Asthma (leaf), Bronchitis (leaf), Burns (leaf), Cardiotonic agents (leaf), Cathartics (leaf), Cough (leaf), Dyspnea (leaf), Ear diseases (leaf), Earache (leaf), Emetics (leaf), Expectorants (leaf), Eye diseases (leaf), Jugular veins (leaf), Laxatives (leaf), Myiasis (leaf), Nasal disease (leaf), Pneumonia (leaf), Pressure ulcer (leaf), Respiratory sounds (Wheezing) (leaf), Respiratory tract infections (leaf), Scabies (leaf), Skin diseases (leaf), Skin diseases, infectious (leaf), Snake bites (leaf), Stomach ulcer (leaf), Tuberculosis (leaf), Wounds and injuries (leaf), Rheumatoid arthritis (leaf), Bronchitis (root), Cathartics (root), Earache (root), Laxatives (root), Malaria (root), Respiratory tract infections (root), Scorpion stings (root), Skin diseases (root), Snake bites (root), Ulcer (root), Ulcer (seed), Insecticides (stem), Asthma (unspecified), Diuretic (unspecified), Expectorant (unspecified), Gonorrhea (unspecified), Hemoptysis (unspecified), Laxative (unspecified), Sore (unspecified), Leprosy (unspecified), Constipation (unspecified), Croup (unspecified), Cyanogenetic (unspecified), Emetic (unspecified), Purgative (unspecified), Ringworm (unspecified), Irritant (unspecified), Tumor (unspecified), Bronchitis (unspecified), Cathartics (unspecified), Cough (unspecified), Diuretics (unspecified), Earache (unspecified), Emaciation (unspecified), Emetics (unspecified), Exanthema (unspecified), Expectorants (unspecified), Fractures, bone (unspecified), Gastrointestinal diseases (unspecified), Headache (unspecified), Hemorrhage (unspecified), Jaundice (unspecified), Myiasis (unspecified), Pneumonia (unspecified), Pressure ulcer (unspecified), Scabies (unspecified), Skin diseases (unspecified), Toothache (unspecified), Tuberculosis, pulmonary (unspecified), Anthelmintics (whole plant), Antirheumatic agents (whole plant), Arthritis (whole plant), Asthma (whole plant), Bronchitis (whole plant), Cathartics (whole plant), Common cold (whole plant), Constipation (whole plant), Contraceptive agents (whole plant), Cough (whole plant), Digestive system diseases (whole plant), Diuretics (whole plant), Earache (whole plant), Emetics (whole plant), Expectorants (whole plant), Flatulence (whole plant), Gastrointestinal diseases (whole plant), Laxatives (whole plant), Pneumonia (whole plant), Toothache (whole plant), Tuberculosis, pulmonary (whole plant)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Acalypha poiretii world distribution map, present in Aruba, Åland Islands, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Dominica, Ghana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Haiti, Mauritius, Réunion, Sierra Leone, Suriname, United States of America, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1447-2
WFO ID wfo-0000219111
COL ID 64BLY
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 631246
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Synonyms

Acalypha villosa Ricinocarpus poiretii Acalypha yucatanensis Acalypha poiretii Acalypha hispida Acalypha indica Acalypha cylindrica Acalypha macrostachyos Acalypha rhombifolia