Euphorbiaceae
Golden falsenettle
Acalypha fruticosa
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Genus
- Acalypha
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Common names
By language (5)
- Afrikaans
- Gouevalsnetel
- Chinese
- 桦叶铁苋, 樺葉鐵莧
- English
- Golden falsenettle
- Malayalam
- ബാലമുഞ്ഞ
- Tamil
- சிறுசின்னி
Synonyms
- Ricinocarpus fruticosus (Forssk.) Kuntze
Photos
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.