Definition
A genus of tropical plants in the spurge family, many of which are cultivated as ornamental houseplants with colorful, often red or bronze foliage.
Etymology
From Greek 'a-' (without) and 'kalypha' (a covering), referring to the flower's lack of a traditional calyx structure. The genus was scientifically named and categorized during the 18th century.
Kelly Says
Acalypha plants are sometimes called 'copperleaves' or 'match-me-if-you-can' because of their stunning leaf colors that rival flowers—they're popular in tropical gardens precisely because the leaves do all the decorative work.
Translations
ARالعربية
أكاليفا
akaliifa
BNবাংলা
অ্যাকালিফা
akaliifa
CACatalà
acalypha
ah-ka-li-fa
CSČeština
acalypha
ah-ka-li-fa
DADansk
acalypha
ah-ka-li-fa
DEDeutsch
Acalypha
ah-ka-lee-fa
ELΕλληνικά
Ακαλίφα
ah-ka-lee-fa
ESEspañol
acalifa
ah-ka-lee-fa
FISuomi
acalypha
ah-ka-li-fa
FRFrançais
acalypha
ah-ka-li-fa
HAHA
acalypha
ah-ka-li-fa
HIहिन्दी
अकालीफा
akaliifa
HUMagyar
acalypha
ah-ka-li-fa
IDBahasa Indonesia
acalypha
ah-ka-li-fa
IGIG
acalypha
ah-ka-li-fa
ITItaliano
acalypha
ah-ka-lee-fa
KKKK
acalypha
ah-ka-li-fa
KMKM
អាកាលីផា
ah-ka-li-pha
MSBahasa Melayu
acalypha
ah-ka-li-fa
MYမြန်မာ
အကာလီဖာ
a-ka-li-pha
NLNederlands
acalypha
ah-ka-li-fa
NONorsk
acalypha
ah-ka-li-fa
PLPolski
acalypha
ah-ka-li-fa
PTPortuguês
acalifa
ah-ka-lee-fa
RORomână
acalypha
ah-ka-li-fa
RUРусский
Ака́лифа
ah-ka-lee-fa
SVSvenska
acalypha
ah-ka-li-fa
SWKiswahili
acalypha
ah-ka-li-fa
TAதமிழ்
அக்காலிஃபா
akkaaliifa
TEతెలుగు
అకాలిఫా
akaaliifa
THไทย
อะคาลิฟา
a-ka-li-fa
TLTL
acalypha
ah-ka-li-fa
TRTürkçe
acalypha
ah-ka-li-fa
UKУкраїнська
Акаліфа
ah-ka-li-fa
VITiếng Việt
acalypha
ah-ka-li-fa
YOYO
acalypha
ah-ka-li-fa
ZUZU
acalypha
ah-ka-li-fa