Phyllanthus acidus (L.) Skeels

 
  • Family : EUPHORBIACEAE
    (SPURGE FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Phyllanthaceae
  • Species : Phyllanthus acidus
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Phyllanthus acidus (L.) Skeels
  • Common name : Star Gooseberry
  • Vernacular name : Chalmeri (Hin.); Bombay nelli kai (Kan.); Sirunelli, Aranelli (Tam.); Usiri kaayya (Tel.); Narakoli, Ansokoli, Aura-koli, Bungarada (Ori.)
  • Key identification features : Small trees with bark grey-brown, lenticeled. Leaves are ovate, acute at apex. Flowers are reddish, minute on short leafless branches on the old wood.
  • Habit : Tree
  • Flower, Fruit : Throughout the Year
  • Native : Brazil
  • Comments : Often seen in plains and also cultivated. Fruits are and edible, often pickled and rich in Vitamin C.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • World Distribution : Introduced in tropics
  • Literature : H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (2). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Phyllanthus acidus. Downloaded on 27 June 2024.

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