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Phyllanthus amarus
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Family:
EUPHORBIACEAE
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Citation: Phyllanthus amarus Schum. & Thonn. in C.F. Schumacher, Besk. Guin. Pl. 421. 1827; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 264. 1982; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 424. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 365. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 729. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 435. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 423. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 334. 1995; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 10. 1996; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 412. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 292. 1997; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 635. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 377. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 288. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 296. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 616. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 452. 2005; N.P.Balakr. & Chakrab., Fam. Euphorbiaceae India 386. 2007; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 646. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 749. 2009.
Phyllanthus fraternus auct. non Webster 1955; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 371. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 345. 1985.
Phyllanthus niruri sensu Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 5: 298. 1887, non L. 1753; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1290(903). 1925.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Keezhanelli, Keezharnelli, Kiruthaanelli, Kizhukanelli
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Phyllanthus
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Description:
Erect herbs to 30 cm tall. Leaves simple, 6-8 x 3-4 mm, oblong, apex obtuse to acute, base unequal sided, lower surface glaucous; stipules lanceolate, scarious. Male flowers towards tip of branchlets, solitary, axillary; tepals 5, ovate; stamens 3, exserted; filaments connate; disc of 5 glands. Female flowers c. 1.5 mm across; tepals 5, oblong; ovary globose; style erect, recurved; pedicel to 2 mm long. Capsule c. 2 mm across, globose; seeds 6, trigonous, vertically muriculate.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
July-October
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District(s):
All Districts
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Degraded moist deciduous, forest plantations and also in plains
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Distribution:
Tropics
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
Green
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
No
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
300-700
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Localities:
Vazhachal, Kallar, Chinnar, Thekkady, Sabarimala, Parambikulam, Thunakkadavu, Tiruvalla, Tellicherry, Hosdurg, Dhoni R. F., Andhakaranazhi, Pooyamkutty, Arikode, Thenmalai, Mammode, Thiruvanandoor, Peppara
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