Phyllanthus virgatus G. Forster

 
  • Family : EUPHORBIACEAE
    (SPURGE FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Phyllanthaceae
  • Species : Phyllanthus virgatus
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Phyllanthus virgatus G.Forst.
  • Vernacular name : Uchchi usirika (Tel.); Bhui aonla (Ori.)
  • Key identification features : A slender, branched, glabrous herb. Leaves are alternate, elliptic-oblong, subsessile. Flowers are pedicellate; male flowers on shorter (2 mm) pedicels with oblong sepals. Fruit is a globose capsule.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Flower, Fruit : Throughout the Year
  • Comments : On plains to 1400 m, in grasslands, arable lands, fallow fields and along streams.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Throughout Eastern Ghats
  • World Distribution : India, Himalaya, Indo-China, China, Malesia, Polynesia
  • 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; N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka; 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 virgatus. Downloaded on 27 June 2024.

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