• Family : EUPHORBIACEAE
  (Spurge Family)
• Family (Hindi name) : AMLA FAMILY (आँवला फैमिली)
• Family (as per The APG System III) : PHYLLANTHACEAE
• Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Phyllanthus fraternus G.L.Webster
• Vernacular name : Nela nelli kai (Kannada); Bhuiavali (Marathi); Bhuianla, Bhuiaola, Badiaonla, Bariamla (Oria); Jaramla, Nelausiri, Jangliamli, Bhuin anvalah (Hindi); Nela usirika, Nela vusari (Telugu)
• Habit : Herb
• Habitat : In moist situations and open areas
• Comments / notes : Common
• Flower, Fruit : April-January
• Collector(s) Name : Raja K. Swamy, Arun Singh & K. Sankara Rao
• Collection Date : 19/11/2014
• Collection Nos : HJCB-0183
• Collection Locality : Palamaneru forest, Chittoor district (AP)
• Distribution :
  • Andhra Pradesh : Srikakulam district
  • Karnataka : Kolar district
  • Maharashtra : Akola district
  • Odisha : Puri district, Khurda district, Ganjam district, Cuttack district, Koraput district
• Native : India, Pakistan
• World Distribution : Tropics except Australia
• Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
• Literature : H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa; N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka; Kamble & Pradhan, 1988. Flora of Akola District, Maharashtra. Botanical Survey of India.
• Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Raja K Swamy, Deepak Kumar, Arun Singh R. and K. Gopalakrishna Bhat (2019). Flora of Peninsular India. http://peninsula.ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Phyllanthus fraternus. Downloaded on 20 May 2024.

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