Acalypha hispida

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Details Top
Internal ID | UUID6440397d788bd384343665 |
Scientific name | Acalypha hispida |
Authority | Burm.f. |
First published in | Fl. Indica : 303 (1768) |
Description Top
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Acalypha hispida, also known as the chenille plant, is a flowering shrub native to tropical Asia. It belongs to the family Euphorbiaceae and is the fourth largest genus in the family. It is also known as Philippine medusa and red hot cat tail due to its attractive and brightly colored, furry flowers. The plant can grow up to 12 feet tall and is often cultivated as a houseplant. It is dioecious, meaning there are distinct male and female plants, and the female plants produce clusters of purple to bright red flowers that resemble cat tails. Acalypha hispida is widely cultivated and has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. It is propagated from cuttings and requires bright light, high humidity, and well-watered soil. The plant is also used for medicinal purposes, but its clear latex is poisonous and can irritate the skin and mucous membranes.
Synonyms Top
Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
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Acalypha sanderi | N.E.Br. | Gard. Chron. III, 1896: 392 1896 |
Acalypha sanderi | K.Schum. | Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 2: 127 1898 |
Ricinocarpus hispidus | (Burm.f.) Kuntze | Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 618. 1891 (1891) |
Acalypha densiflora | Blume | Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. : 628 (1826) |
Acalypha hispida var. sanderi | (N.E.Br.) J.J.Sm. | Meded. Dept. Landb. Ned.-Indië 10: 19. 1910 |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!Language | Common/alternative name |
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English | chenille plant |
English | red-hot cat's tail |
Germination/Propagation Top
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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top












Legend for the distribution data:
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- Extinct
- Introduced
- Native
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Africa click to expand
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East Tropical Africa
- Tanzania
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West Tropical Africa
- Benin
- Gambia
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West-central Tropical Africa
- Burundi
- Equatorial Guinea
- Gulf Of Guinea Islands
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Western Indian Ocean
- Comoros
- Madagascar
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East Tropical Africa
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Indian Subcontinent
- Bangladesh
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Indo-China
- Andaman Islands
- Nicobar Nicobar
- Thailand
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Papuasia
- Bismarck Archipelago
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Indian Subcontinent
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Northwestern Pacific
- Caroline Islands
- Marianas
- Marshall Islands
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South-central Pacific
- Cook Islands
- Marquesas
- Society Islands
- Tuamotu
- Tubuai Islands
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Southwestern Pacific
- Gilbert Islands
- Vanuatu
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Northwestern Pacific
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Southern America click to expand
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Caribbean
- Cayman Islands
- Cuba
- Dominican Republic
- Haiti
- Leeward Islands
- Puerto Rico
- Trinidad-Tobago
- Venezuelan Antilles
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Western South America
- Ecuador
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Caribbean
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!Database | ID/link to page |
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World Flora Online | wfo-0000950668 |
USDA Plants | ACHI2 |
Tropicos | 12800112 |
INPN | 445614 |
KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:337478-1 |
The Plant List | kew-689 |
Missouri Botanical Garden | 280097 |
Open Tree Of Life | 1015290 |
NCBI Taxonomy | 197604 |
IPNI | 337478-1 |
iNaturalist | 208742 |
GBIF | 3056375 |
Freebase | /m/026ckpn |
EPPO | ACCHI |
EOL | 1145525 |
USDA GRIN | 316293 |
Wikipedia | Acalypha_hispida |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
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Accession | Assembly | |||||
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Name | Level | Submitter | Released | Coverage | Size | |
GCA_948193465.1 | Ah-TARS4886-DRAFT-NextGenCassava-1.0 | Contig | Cornell University | 2023-04-10 | 10.0x | 2.01 Gb |
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Name | PubChem ID | Canonical SMILES | MW | Found in | Proof |
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> Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives / Benzoic acids and derivatives / Hydroxybenzoic acid derivatives / Gallic acid and derivatives / Gallic acids | |||||
Gallic Acid | 370 | Click to see C1=C(C=C(C(=C1O)O)O)C(=O)O | 170.12 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1002/1099-1573(200008)14:5<371::AID-PTR625>3.0.CO;2-F |
> Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives / Benzoic acids and derivatives / Hydroxybenzoic acid derivatives / Gallic acid and derivatives / Galloyl esters | |||||
Ethyl gallate | 13250 | Click to see CCOC(=O)C1=CC(=C(C(=C1)O)O)O | 198.17 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1002/1099-1573(200008)14:5<371::AID-PTR625>3.0.CO;2-F |
> Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives / Benzoyl derivatives | |||||
3-Chloro-4-methoxybenzaldehyde | 78619 | Click to see COC1=C(C=C(C=C1)C=O)Cl | 170.59 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(03)00494-1 |
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Terpene lactones / Sesquiterpene lactones / Eudesmanolides, secoeudesmanolides, and derivatives | |||||
[(3S,3aR,4S,5aS,6R,9aR,9bS)-6,9a-dihydroxy-3,5a-dimethyl-9-methylidene-2-oxo-3,3a,4,5,6,7,8,9b-octahydrobenzo[g][1]benzofuran-4-yl] 3-methylbutanoate | 15275720 | Click to see CC1C2C(CC3(C(CCC(=C)C3(C2OC1=O)O)O)C)OC(=O)CC(C)C | 366.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(03)00494-1 |
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Anthocyanins / Anthocyanidin-3-O-glycosides | |||||
Cyanidin 3-O-galactoside | 441699 | Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C2=[O+]C3=CC(=CC(=C3C=C2OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)O)O)O)O | 449.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(03)00494-1 |
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid O-glycosides / Flavonoid-3-O-glycosides | |||||
Kaempferol-3-O-rutinoside | 5318767 | Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OCC2C(C(C(C(O2)OC3=C(OC4=CC(=CC(=C4C3=O)O)O)C5=CC=C(C=C5)O)O)O)O)O)O)O | 594.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1002/1099-1573(200008)14:5<371::AID-PTR625>3.0.CO;2-F |
Rutin | 5280805 | Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OCC2C(C(C(C(O2)OC3=C(OC4=CC(=CC(=C4C3=O)O)O)C5=CC(=C(C=C5)O)O)O)O)O)O)O)O | 610.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1002/1099-1573(200008)14:5<371::AID-PTR625>3.0.CO;2-F |
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Tannins / Hydrolyzable tannins | |||||
[(1R,19R,21S,22S,23S)-6,7,8,11,12,13,22-heptahydroxy-3,16-dioxo-21-(3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoyl)oxy-2,17,20-trioxatetracyclo[17.3.1.04,9.010,15]tricosa-4,6,8,10,12,14-hexaen-23-yl] (1R)-7,8,9-trihydroxy-3,5-dioxo-1,2-dihydrocyclopenta[c]isochromene-1-carboxylate | 162843720 | Click to see C1C(C2=C(C1=O)OC(=O)C3=CC(=C(C(=C32)O)O)O)C(=O)OC4C5COC(=O)C6=CC(=C(C(=C6C7=C(C(=C(C=C7C(=O)OC4C(C(O5)OC(=O)C8=CC(=C(C(=C8)O)O)O)O)O)O)O)O)O)O | 908.60 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(98)00579-2 |
[(1R,7R,8R,26S,28S,29S,38R)-1,13,14,15,18,19,20,34,35,39,39-undecahydroxy-2,5,10,23,31-pentaoxo-6,9,24,27,30,40-hexaoxaoctacyclo[34.3.1.04,38.07,26.08,29.011,16.017,22.032,37]tetraconta-3,11,13,15,17,19,21,32,34,36-decaen-28-yl] 3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoate | 154496632 | Click to see C1C2C3C(C(C(O2)OC(=O)C4=CC(=C(C(=C4)O)O)O)OC(=O)C5=CC(=C(C6=C5C7C(=CC(=O)C(C7(O)O)(O6)O)C(=O)O3)O)O)OC(=O)C8=CC(=C(C(=C8C9=C(C(=C(C=C9C(=O)O1)O)O)O)O)O)O | 952.60 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(98)00579-2 |
[(1R,7R,8R,26S,28S,29S)-1,13,14,15,18,19,20,34,35,39,39-undecahydroxy-2,5,10,23,31-pentaoxo-6,9,24,27,30,40-hexaoxaoctacyclo[34.3.1.04,38.07,26.08,29.011,16.017,22.032,37]tetraconta-3,11,13,15,17,19,21,32,34,36-decaen-28-yl] 3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoate | 163186467 | Click to see C1C2C3C(C(C(O2)OC(=O)C4=CC(=C(C(=C4)O)O)O)OC(=O)C5=CC(=C(C6=C5C7C(=CC(=O)C(C7(O)O)(O6)O)C(=O)O3)O)O)OC(=O)C8=CC(=C(C(=C8C9=C(C(=C(C=C9C(=O)O1)O)O)O)O)O)O | 952.60 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(98)00579-2 |
[(1S,4S,5R,23S,25R,26R,36S,40R)-1,10,11,12,15,16,17,31,32-nonahydroxy-2,7,20,28,35,38-hexaoxo-3,6,21,24,27,34,37-heptaoxaoctacyclo[27.10.2.04,23.05,26.08,13.014,19.033,41.036,40]hentetraconta-8,10,12,14,16,18,29,31,33(41)-nonaen-25-yl] 3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoate | 162988807 | Click to see C1C2C3C(C(C(O2)OC(=O)C4=CC(=C(C(=C4)O)O)O)OC(=O)C5=CC(=C(C6=C5C7C(C(=O)O6)OC(=O)CC7(C(=O)O3)O)O)O)OC(=O)C8=CC(=C(C(=C8C9=C(C(=C(C=C9C(=O)O1)O)O)O)O)O)O | 952.60 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(98)00579-2 |
[(2R,3S,4R,5R,6S)-2,4,5-tris[(3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoyl)oxy]-6-[(3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoyl)oxymethyl]oxan-3-yl] 2-[[(1R,7R,8R,26S,28R,29S,38R)-1,13,14,15,18,19,34,35,39,39-decahydroxy-2,5,10,23,30-pentaoxo-28-(3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoyl)oxy-6,9,24,27,31,40-hexaoxaoctacyclo[34.3.1.04,38.07,26.08,29.011,16.017,22.032,37]tetraconta-3,11,13,15,17,19,21,32(37),33,35-decaen-20-yl]oxy]-3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoate | 154496548 | Click to see C1C2C3C(C(C(O2)OC(=O)C4=CC(=C(C(=C4)O)O)O)C(=O)OC5=C6C7C(=CC(=O)C(C7(O)O)(OC6=C(C(=C5)O)O)O)C(=O)O3)OC(=O)C8=CC(=C(C(=C8C9=C(C(=C(C=C9C(=O)O1)OC1=C(C(=C(C=C1C(=O)OC1C(C(C(OC1OC(=O)C1=CC(=C(C(=C1)O)O)O)COC(=O)C1=CC(=C(C(=C1)O)O)O)OC(=O)C1=CC(=C(C(=C1)O)O)O)OC(=O)C1=CC(=C(C(=C1)O)O)O)O)O)O)O)O)O)O)O | 1891.30 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(98)00579-2 |
[(2R,3S,4R,5S,6R)-3,4,5-tris[(3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoyl)oxy]-6-[(3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoyl)oxymethyl]oxan-2-yl] 2-[[(1S,7S,8R,26R,28S,29R,38R)-1,13,14,15,18,20,34,35,39,39-decahydroxy-2,5,10,23,30-pentaoxo-28-(3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoyl)oxy-6,9,24,27,31,40-hexaoxaoctacyclo[34.3.1.04,38.07,26.08,29.011,16.017,22.032,37]tetraconta-3,11,13,15,17,19,21,32(37),33,35-decaen-19-yl]oxy]-3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoate | 159449526 | Click to see C1C2C3C(C(C(O2)OC(=O)C4=CC(=C(C(=C4)O)O)O)C(=O)OC5=C6C7C(=CC(=O)C(C7(O)O)(OC6=C(C(=C5)O)O)O)C(=O)O3)OC(=O)C8=CC(=C(C(=C8C9=C(C(=C(C=C9C(=O)O1)O)OC1=C(C(=C(C=C1C(=O)OC1C(C(C(C(O1)COC(=O)C1=CC(=C(C(=C1)O)O)O)OC(=O)C1=CC(=C(C(=C1)O)O)O)OC(=O)C1=CC(=C(C(=C1)O)O)O)OC(=O)C1=CC(=C(C(=C1)O)O)O)O)O)O)O)O)O)O | 1891.30 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(98)00579-2 |
[(4S,5R,23S,25R,26R,36S,40R)-1,10,11,12,15,16,17,31,32-nonahydroxy-2,7,20,28,35,38-hexaoxo-3,6,21,24,27,34,37-heptaoxaoctacyclo[27.10.2.04,23.05,26.08,13.014,19.033,41.036,40]hentetraconta-8,10,12,14,16,18,29,31,33(41)-nonaen-25-yl] 3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoate | 163195226 | Click to see C1C2C3C(C(C(O2)OC(=O)C4=CC(=C(C(=C4)O)O)O)OC(=O)C5=CC(=C(C6=C5C7C(C(=O)O6)OC(=O)CC7(C(=O)O3)O)O)O)OC(=O)C8=CC(=C(C(=C8C9=C(C(=C(C=C9C(=O)O1)O)O)O)O)O)O | 952.60 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(98)00579-2 |
Acalyphidin D1 | 154496094 | Click to see C1C2C3C(C(C(O2)OC(=O)C4=CC(=C(C(=C4OC5=C(C(=C6C(=C5)C(=O)OCC7C8C(C(C(O7)OC(=O)C9=CC(=C(C(=C9)O)O)O)OC(=O)C2=CC(=C(C4=C2C2C(=CC(=O)C(C2(O4)O)(O)O)C(=O)O8)O)O)OC(=O)C2=CC(=C(C(=C26)O)O)O)O)O)O)O)O)OC(=O)C2=CC(=C(C4=C2C2C(=CC(=O)C(C2(O4)O)(O)O)C(=O)O3)O)O)OC(=O)C2=CC(=C(C(=C2C2=C(C(=C(C=C2C(=O)O1)O)O)O)O)O)O | 1903.30 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(98)00579-2 |
CID 338147 | 338147 | Click to see C1C2C3C(C(C(O2)OC(=O)C4=CC(=C(C(=C4)O)O)O)OC(=O)C5=CC(=C(C6=C5C7C(=CC(=O)C(C7(O)O)(O6)O)C(=O)O3)O)O)OC(=O)C8=CC(=C(C(=C8C9=C(C(=C(C=C9C(=O)O1)O)O)O)O)O)O | 952.60 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(98)00579-2 |
Corilagin | 73568 | Click to see C1C2C(C(C(C(O2)OC(=O)C3=CC(=C(C(=C3)O)O)O)O)OC(=O)C4=CC(=C(C(=C4C5=C(C(=C(C=C5C(=O)O1)O)O)O)O)O)O)O | 634.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1002/1099-1573(200008)14:5<371::AID-PTR625>3.0.CO;2-F |
Euphorbin B (a form) | 16133907 | Click to see C1C2C3C(C(C(O2)OC(=O)C4=CC(=C(C(=C4)O)O)O)OC(=O)C5=CC(=C(C6=C5C7C(=CC(=O)C(C7(O)O)(O6)O)C(=O)O3)O)O)OC(=O)C8=CC(=C(C(=C8C9=C(C(=C(C=C9C(=O)O1)OC1=C(C(=C(C=C1C(=O)OC1C(C(C(OC1OC(=O)C1=CC(=C(C(=C1)O)O)O)COC(=O)C1=CC(=C(C(=C1)O)O)O)OC(=O)C1=CC(=C(C(=C1)O)O)O)OC(=O)C1=CC(=C(C(=C1)O)O)O)O)O)O)O)O)O)O)O.C1C2C3C(C(C(O2)OC(=O)C4=CC(=C(C(=C4)O)O)O)OC(=O)C5=CC(=C(C6=C5C7C(=CC(=O)C(C7(O6)O)(O)O)C(=O)O3)O)O)OC(=O)C8=CC(=C(C(=C8C9=C(C(=C(C=C9C(=O)O1)OC1=C(C(=C(C=C1C(=O)OC1C(C(C(OC1OC(=O)C1=CC(=C(C(=C1)O)O)O)COC(=O)C1=CC(=C(C(=C1)O)O)O)OC(=O)C1=CC(=C(C(=C1)O)O)O)OC(=O)C1=CC(=C(C(=C1)O)O)O)O)O)O)O)O)O)O)O | 3782.60 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(98)00579-2 |
Euphorbin B (b form) | 16197485 | Click to see C1C2C3C(C(C(O2)OC(=O)C4=CC(=C(C(=C4)O)O)O)OC(=O)C5=CC(=C(C6=C5C7C(=CC(=O)C(=O)C7(O6)O)C(=O)O3)O)O)OC(=O)C8=CC(=C(C(=C8C9=C(C(=C(C=C9C(=O)O1)OC1=C(C(=C(C=C1C(=O)OC1C(C(C(OC1OC(=O)C1=CC(=C(C(=C1)O)O)O)COC(=O)C1=CC(=C(C(=C1)O)O)O)OC(=O)C1=CC(=C(C(=C1)O)O)O)OC(=O)C1=CC(=C(C(=C1)O)O)O)O)O)O)O)O)O)O)O | 1873.30 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(98)00579-2 |
Mallotusinin | 514180 | Click to see C1C2C3C(C(C(O2)OC(=O)C4=CC(=C(C(=C4)O)O)O)OC(=O)C5=CC(=C(C6=C5C7=C(O6)C(=C(C=C7C(=O)O3)O)O)O)O)OC(=O)C8=CC(=C(C(=C8C9=C(C(=C(C=C9C(=O)O1)O)O)O)O)O)O | 918.60 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(98)00579-2 |
Phyllanthusiin C | 514181 | Click to see C1C(C2(C3C1(C(=O)OC4C5COC(=O)C6=CC(=C(C(=C6C7=C(C(=C(C=C7C(=O)OC4C(C(O5)OC(=O)C8=CC(=C(C(=C8)O)O)O)OC(=O)C9=CC(=C(C(=C39)O2)O)O)O)O)O)O)O)O)O)O)O | 926.60 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(98)00579-2 |
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