Herbarium JCB

Phyllanthus amarus Schumacher & Thonn.

Family : EUPHORBIACEAE
(SPURGE FAMILY)
Family (as per The Plant List) : Phyllanthaceae
Species : Phyllanthus amarus
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Phyllanthus amarus Schumach. & Thonn.
Common name : Carry-me-seed
Vernacular name : Jangli amli (Hin.); Nela nalli (Kan.); Kizhanelli (Tam.); Nela Usiri (Tel.); Bhoomi amala kee (San.)
Collection Nos : KFP 5913; HJCB-E-259
Collector(s) Name : S.B.Manohar & S.R.Ramesh; K.R.K.Swamy, Arun Singh R. & K.Sankara Rao
Collection Date : 19/01/1979; 26/11/2015
Collection Locality : Hospet, Bellary district, Karnataka; Koundinya Wildlife Sanctuary, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh State
Habitat : Scrub forest
Key identification features : A slender herb with angular stem. Leaves are small, elliptic, overlapping on short branches. Flowers are small with 6 tepals. Fruits are small globose capsules.
Habit : Herb
Flower, Fruit : Throughout the Year
Native : America
Comments : Often on plains to 900 m, in arable lands, fallow fields, clearings of land and along river beds. Fruits are used in the treatment of jaundice.
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Distribution Locality : Throughout Eastern Ghats
World Distribution : Pantropical
Literature : J.L.Ellis, 1990- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 2; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3 ; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; 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 amarus. Downloaded on 2 April 2025.