Phyllanthus urinaria L.

 
  • Family : EUPHORBIACEAE
    (SPURGE FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Phyllanthaceae
  • Species : Phyllanthus urinaria
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Phyllanthus urinaria L.
  • Vernacular name : Lal Bhuin anvalah (Hin.); Kempu nela nelli (Kan.); Erra usirika, Ettausirika (Tel.); Bhuin amla (Ori.)
  • Collection Nos : HJCB-E-0193; HJCB-E-324
  • Collector(s) Name : K.R.K.Swamy & Arun Singh R.; K.R.K.Swamy, Arun Singh R. & Navendu Page
  • Collection Date : 13/09/14; 27/02/2016
  • Collection Locality : Melpatti-Toppur road, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu State; Berbera forest, Khurda district, Odisha State
  • Habitat : Mixed forest
  • Habit : Herb
  • Flower, Fruit : July-March
  • Comments : Often on hills to 1400 m, frequently on thin layer of soil by exposed rocks in scrub jungles and mixed forests. Optimum size in fallow fields.
  • 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; H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipal, Orissa; 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 urinaria. Downloaded on 3 June 2024.

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