Dr. A. Abirami
Programme Officer
C.P.R. Environmental Education Centre
Chennai
Botanical Name: Acalypha indica L.
Tamil Name: Kuppaimeni
Sanskrit Name: Harita manjari
English Name: Indian Acalypha/Indian Copperleaf
Distribution and Habitat:
Acalypha indica is an annual weed. It belongs to the family Euphorbiaceae. It is a common weed found in many parts of Asia. It grows in the common farmlands, gardens, roadside waste lands (Syed et al. 2014). Apart from India, this plant is also found extensively in many other countries like Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Yemen, South Africa and also the tropical regions of Africa.