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Acalypha hispida

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Details
Ethnobotanical Use
General Uses
Synonyms
Common Names
Subtypes (subspecies, varieties, subvarieties, forms)
Germination/Propagation
Distribution
Links to other databases
Genome
Scientific Literature
Phytochemical Profile
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Details Top

Internal ID UUID6440397d788bd384343665
Scientific name Acalypha hispida
Authority Burm.f.
First published in Fl. Indica : 303 (1768)

Ethnobotanical Use Top

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General Uses Top

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Common products:
Acalypha hispida (commonly called chenille plant) is cultivated primarily as an ornamental houseplant and garden plant. It is valued for its dense, glossy foliage and bright, reddish‑purple catkins that provide year‑round visual interest. Plants are sold by commercial nurseries, garden centers, and online retailers in temperate and subtropical regions, often as small potted specimens for indoor display or as part of tropical landscape plantings.

Properties relevant to use:
The species retains evergreen, oppositely arranged leaves that remain attractive throughout the year, and produces distinctive, finger‑like catkins that contribute color and textural contrast. It tolerates moderate indoor light levels and requires relatively low maintenance—regular watering, occasional pruning, and repotting as needed. Propagation is typically by stem cuttings, enabling growers to produce uniform stock without the use of seeds.

Synonyms Top

Scientific name Authority First published in
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
Acalypha sanderi unranked alba Sander

Common names Top

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Language Common/alternative name
English chenille plant
English red-hot cat's tail
Spanish manto de candela
Arabic أكاليفا هيسبيدا
Bengali শিবঝুল
German katzenschwänzchen
dv ބުޅާނިގޫ
Estonian harjaseline nõgesleht
Persian آکالیفا هیسپیدا
Finnish isokissanhäntä
French queue de chat
French queue de minite
Upper Sorbian koča wopuš
Upper Sorbian Šćeka akalyfa
ht kechat
Hungarian érdes kutyacsalán
Indonesian tanaman ekor kucing
Japanese ベニヒモノキ
jv buntut kucing
Lithuanian akalifa
Lithuanian Šeriuotoji labravenė
Malayalam പൂച്ചവാലൻ ചെടി
Malay pokok ekor kucing
Malay ekor kucing
pam iking pusa
Polish pokrzywiec szorstkowłosy
Polish pokrzywiec szorstki
su tangkal buntut ucing
su tangkal ékor kucing
su tali anjing
Swedish kattsvans
Vietnamese tai tượng đuôi chồn
Chinese 一种维管植物
Chinese 紅花鐵莧
Chinese 狗尾红
Chinese 红穗铁苋菜
Chinese 铁苋

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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- Extinct
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- Native
  • Africa
    • East Tropical Africa
      • Tanzania
    • West Tropical Africa
      • Benin
      • Gambia
    • West-central Tropical Africa
      • Burundi
      • Equatorial Guinea
      • Gulf Of Guinea Islands
    • Western Indian Ocean
      • Comoros
      • Madagascar
  • Asia-tropical
    • Indian Subcontinent
      • Bangladesh
    • Indo-China
      • Andaman Islands
      • Nicobar Nicobar
      • Thailand
    • Papuasia
      • Bismarck Archipelago
  • Pacific
    • Northwestern Pacific
      • Caroline Islands
      • Marianas
      • Marshall Islands
    • South-central Pacific
      • Cook Islands
      • Marquesas
      • Society Islands
      • Tuamotu
      • Tubuai Islands
    • Southwestern Pacific
      • Gilbert Islands
      • Vanuatu
  • Southern America
    • Caribbean
      • Cayman Islands
      • Cuba
      • Dominican Republic
      • Haiti
      • Leeward Islands
      • Puerto Rico
      • Trinidad-Tobago
      • Venezuelan Antilles
    • Western South America
      • Ecuador

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Database ID/link to page
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
Name Level Submitter Released Coverage Size
GCA_948193465.1 Ah-TARS4886-DRAFT-NextGenCassava-1.0 Contig Cornell University 2023-04-10 10 2.01 Gb

Scientific Literature Top

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Title Authors Publication Released IDs
A novel thermotolerant l-rhamnose isomerase variant for biocatalytic conversion of d-allulose to d-allose Sharma S, Patel SN, Singh SP Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 02-Apr-2024
PMCID:PMC10987364
doi:10.1007/s00253-024-13074-w
PMID:38564031
Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles and its environmental sensor ability to some heavy metals Ibrahim NH, Taha GM, Hagaggi NS, Moghazy MA BMC Chem 06-Jan-2024
PMCID:PMC10771699
doi:10.1186/s13065-023-01105-y
PMID:38184656
The complete chloroplast genome and phylogenetic analysis of Acalypha hispida Burm. f. (Euphorbiaceae), an ornamental and medicinal plant Dong Y, Du C, Yue J, Li W Mitochondrial DNA B Resour 22-Nov-2023
PMCID:PMC10769557
doi:10.1080/23802359.2023.2284414
PMID:38188445
Diversity, astaxanthin production, and genomic analysis of Rhodotorula paludigena SP9-15 Phuengjayaem S, Kingkaew E, Hoondee P, Rojsitthisak P, Sritularak B, Thitikornpong W, Thompho S, Pornputtapong N, Tanasupawat S Heliyon 16-Jul-2023
PMCID:PMC10395543
doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e18280
PMID:37539266
Anti-inflammatory potential of Penicillium brefeldianum endophytic fungus supported with phytochemical profiling Saleh A, Negm WA, El-Masry TA, Eliwa D, Alotaibi B, Alosaimi ME, Alotaibi KN, Magdeldin S, Mahgoub S, Elekhnawy E Microb Cell Fact 27-Apr-2023
PMCID:PMC10141907
doi:10.1186/s12934-023-02091-5
PMID:37106372
Do carbon stocks and floristic diversity of tropical homegardens vary along an elevational gradient and based on holding size in central Kerala, India? Kumar BM Agrofor Syst 07-Apr-2023
PMCID:PMC10081327
doi:10.1007/s10457-023-00821-7
PMID:37193256
Cross-School Collaboration to Develop and Implement Self-Construction Greening Systems for Schools Teichmann F, Kirchengast I, Korjenic A Plants (Basel) 10-Jan-2023
PMCID:PMC9860625
doi:10.3390/plants12020327
PMID:36679040
A New Species of the Mealybug Genus Mirococcus (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Pseudococcidae) from the Cape Verde Islands, with New Records and an Updated Checklist of Scale Insect Species Łagowska B, Golan K, Hodgson CJ Insects 31-Oct-2022
PMCID:PMC9697468
doi:10.3390/insects13110999
PMID:36354823
New Green Approaches in Nanoparticles Synthesis: An Overview Miu BA, Dinischiotu A Molecules 01-Oct-2022
PMCID:PMC9573382
doi:10.3390/molecules27196472
PMID:36235008
Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles as Potential Delivery Carrier: Green Synthesis by Aspergillus niger Endophytic Fungus, Characterization, and In Vitro/In Vivo Antibacterial Activity Abdelkader DH, Negm WA, Elekhnawy E, Eliwa D, Aldosari BN, Almurshedi AS Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 26-Aug-2022
PMCID:PMC9500724
doi:10.3390/ph15091057
PMID:36145278
Natural and Engineered Nanomaterials for the Identification of Heavy Metal Ions—A Review Vonnie JM, Ting BJ, Rovina K, Aqilah NM, Yin KW, Huda N Nanomaterials (Basel) 03-Aug-2022
PMCID:PMC9370674
doi:10.3390/nano12152665
PMID:35957095
C4 trees have a broader niche than their close C3 relatives Young SN, Dunning LT, Liu H, Stevens CJ, Lundgren MR J Exp Bot 23-May-2022
PMCID:PMC9126736
doi:10.1093/jxb/erac113
PMID:35293994
DNA Barcoding Medicinal Plant Species from Indonesia Cahyaningsih R, Compton LJ, Rahayu S, Magos Brehm J, Maxted N Plants (Basel) 21-May-2022
PMCID:PMC9147630
doi:10.3390/plants11101375
PMID:35631799
Cytobacts: Abundant and Diverse Vertically Seed-Transmitted Cultivation-Recalcitrant Intracellular Bacteria Ubiquitous to Vascular Plants Thomas P, Rajendran TP, Franco CM Front Microbiol 07-Mar-2022
PMCID:PMC8967353
doi:10.3389/fmicb.2022.806222
PMID:35369514
Selected Natural Products in Neuroprotective Strategies for Alzheimer’s Disease—A Non-Systematic Review Wojtunik-Kulesza K, Oniszczuk T, Mołdoch J, Kowalska I, Szponar J, Oniszczuk A Int J Mol Sci 21-Jan-2022
PMCID:PMC8835836
doi:10.3390/ijms23031212
PMID:35163136

Phytochemical Profile Top

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives / Benzoic acids and derivatives / Hydroxybenzoic acid derivatives / Gallic acid and derivatives / Gallic acids
Gallic Acid 370 Click to see 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 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 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 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 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 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 1903.30 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(98)00579-2
CID 338147 338147 Click to see 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 3782.60 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(98)00579-2
Euphorbin B (b form) 16197485 Click to see 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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