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Phyllanthus rotundifolius
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Family:
EUPHORBIACEAE
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Citation: Phyllanthus rotundifolius Klein. ex Willd., Sp. Pl. 4:584.1805; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 5:299.1887; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1290(903). 1925; Santhosh Kumar et al., Journ. Econ. Tax. Bot. 26:486.2002; N.P.Balakr. & Chakrab., Fam. Euphorbiaceae India 389. 2007.
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Description:
Annual herbs to 15 cm long; stem and branches usually angular, flowering branches spreading. Leaves distichous, 4-9 x 3-8 mm, orbicular or broadly obovate, rounded at base, obtuse or acute at apex, coriaceous, glabrous on both surfaces; petiole short, glabrous; stipules to 1.5 cm long, subulate-lanceolate. Flowers monoecious, 2-3 males and one female together in leaf axils, shortly pedicellate. Male flowers: perianth 6, 1-nerved, to 1 mm along, acute or shortly acuminate at apex; disc glands 6, slightly wrinkled or warted; stamens 3, filaments connate to near the top, anthers dehiscing transversely. Female flowers: perianth 6, to 1.8 mm long, ovate, acute at apex, mid rib broad; disc annular, crenulate at apex; ovary to 0.7 mm long, depressed globose, glabrous; styles spreading, bifid. Capsule to 2 mm across; depressed globose, smooth, faintly lobed; seeds marked with about 7 longitudinal lines on the back.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
July-February
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District(s):
Thiruvananthapuram
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Sandy sea coasts
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Distribution:
India, Sri Lanka, Arabia and Tropical Africa
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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):
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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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