Botanical Name / Acalypha hispida Burm.f.

Group: 1 Angiosperms (Flowering Plants) - I - Dicotyledons Family: Euphorbiaceae Genus: Acalypha

Common sinhala name

Rath Walga Meniya, බලු නකුට

Habit

Shrub

Origin

Exotic

Conservation status

N/A

Legal status

N/A

Similar species

All vernacular names

Red hot cat tail, Cat's tail, Chenille plant

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Acalypha hispida Burm.f.

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Asiru Karunarathna, Jecob de Vlas (ID-JdV)

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