EPPO Global Database

Acalypha wilkesiana(ACCWI)

Overview
Code created in: 1997-06-26

Basic information
  • EPPO Code: ACCWI
  • Preferred name: Acalypha wilkesiana
  • Authority: Müller von Aargau

Notes

Pacific Islands. Cultivated as an ornamental foliage plant. Introduced in India, Bangladesh, Indochina (Thailand), China, Guinée, Zaïre, Madagascar, USA (Florida), Mexico, Caribbean, South America (Ecuador, Bolivia, Paraguay)


Common names
Name Language
beefsteak plant English
copperleaf English
fire dragon English
Jacob's coat English
Joseph's coat English
match-me-if-you-can English
schillerndes Nesselblatt German
Wilkes Kupferblatt German
Wilkes Nesselblatt German
ricinelle French
ricinelle de Wilkes French
acalifa Spanish
capa del rey Spanish
capa de obispo Spanish
capa roja Spanish
gusanillo Spanish
hoja de cobre Spanish
manto de Jesús Spanish
tocador Spanish (DO)
acálifa Portuguese
crista-de-peru Portuguese
folhas-de-cobra Portuguese
mosaikblad Swedish
akarifa Japanese
nishikiakarifu Japanese
アカリファ Japanese
ニシキアカリファ Japanese
акалифа Уилкса Russian
kobberblad Danish
hóng sāng Chinese
红桑 Chinese