- Family : EUPHORBIACEAE
(Spurge Family)
- Family (Hindi name) : AMLA FAMILY (आँवला फैमिली)
- Family (as per The APG System III) : Euphorbiaceae
- Synonym(s) : Anisonema dubium Blume; Anisonema intermedium Decne.; Anisonema jamaicense (Griseb.) Griseb.; Anisonema multiflorum (Baill.) Wight; Anisonema reticulatum (Poir.) A.Juss.; Anisonema zollingeri Miq.; Cicca decandra Blanco; Cicca reticulata (Poir.) Kurz; Diasperus multiflorus (Baill.) Kuntze; Diasperus reticulatus (Poir.) Kuntze; Kirganelia dubia (Blume) Baill.; Kirganelia intermedia (Decne.) Baill.; Kirganelia lineata Alston; Kirganelia multiflora Baill.; Kirganelia prieuriana Baill.; Kirganelia puberula Baill.; Kirganelia reticulata (Poir.) Baill.; Kirganelia sinensis Baill.; Kirganelia wightiana Baill.; Melanthesa oblongifolia Oken; Phyllanthus alaternoides Rchb. ex Baill.; Phyllanthus chamissonis Klotzsch; Phyllanthus dalbergioides (Müll.Arg.) Wall. ex J.J.Sm.; Phyllanthus depressus Buch.-Ham. ex Dillwyn; Phyllanthus jamaicensis Griseb.; Phyllanthus microcarpus var. dalbergioides Müll.Arg.; Phyllanthus multiflorus Willd.; Phyllanthus oblongifolius Pax; Phyllanthus pentandrus Roxb. ex Thwaites; Phyllanthus prieurianus (Baill.) Müll.Arg.; Phyllanthus puberulus Miq. ex Baill.; Phyllanthus reticulatus var. glaber (Thwaites) Müll.Arg.; Phyllanthus scandens Roxb. ex Dillwyn; Phyllanthus sinensis Müll.Arg.; Phyllanthus sinensis var. dalbergioides Müll.Arg.; Phyllanthus takaoensis Hayata
- Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Phyllanthus reticulatus Poir.
- Vernacular name :
- Sanna kage soppu, Huli gida (Kannada)
- Shendri (Marathi)
- Jandaki (Oria)
- Pullanphi, Karunelli, Soolakepti (Tamil)
- Neeroli, Neeruri, Nirnelli, Kilanelli, Kattuniruri, Poolanchedy (Malayalam)
- Habit : Shrub
- Habitat : Foothills of forests, stream banks, moist places in deciduous forests, Tropical semi-evergreen forests
- Comments / notes : Often scandent forming bushes, in plains to 900m, in wastelands and river banks.
- Flower, Fruit : June-March
- Collector(s) Name : Cecil J. Saldanha; Raja K. Swamy
- Collection Date : 19-09-1969, 09-01-2019
- Collection Nos : CJS 15133, HJCB 2110
- Collection Locality : Bourdalboore, Hassan district; Karayar dam area, Tiruvelveli, Tamil Nadu
- Distribution :
- Andhra Pradesh : All districts of Andhra Pradesh
- Karnataka : Bengaluru Urban district, Bengaluru Rural district, Dakshina Kannada district, Davanagere district, Hassan district, Mysuru district, Tumakuru district, Udupi district
- Kerala : All districts of Kerala
- Maharashtra : Akola district, Pelhar Lake
- Odisha : Ganjam district, BAL, Mayurbhanj district
- Tamil Nadu : All districts of Tamil Nadu
- Jharkhand :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- Sikkim : Sikkim
- Himachal Pradesh : Himachal Pradesh
- Arunachal Pradesh : Changlang, Lohit, Kameng, Subansiri, Tirap
- Meghalaya : Meghalaya
- Assam : Assam
- Nagaland : Nagaland
- Delhi : Delhi
- Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
- Punjab : Punjab
- Jammu and Kashmir : Jammu and Kashmir
- Mizoram : Mizoram
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands : South Andaman
- Manipur : Manipur
- Tripura : Tripura
- Native : Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Borneo, Cambodia, China, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, New Guinea, Pakistan, Philippines, Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka,
- Exotic/Native : Native
- World Distribution : Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Borneo, Cambodia, China, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, New Guinea, Pakistan, Philippines, Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam
- Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
- Literature :
- Saldanha & Nicolson, 1976 - Flora of Hassan district, Karnataka
- Saldanha, C. J. 1996. Flora of Karnataka vol. 2
- Ramaswamy & Razi, 1973 - Flora of Bangalore district, Karnataka state
- Seetharam et al., 2000 – Flora of Gulbarga
- Rao & Razi, 1981 – A Synoptic Flora of Mysore District
- Bhaskar & Kushalappa, 2013- Flora of Tumkur District
- Manjunath et al., 2003 – Flora of Davanagere District
- 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 Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa
- Sankar,R.V., R. Kottaimuthu & K. Ravikumar (2009). Additions to the flora of Sirumalai Hills, Eastern Ghats, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 1(7): 379-381.
- Sudhakar Reddy, C et al., 2009. Tree Wealth of Eastern Ghats of Andhra Pradesh
- Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (2). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
- Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
- Kamble & Pradhan, 1988. Flora of Akola District, Maharashtra. Botanical Survey of India.
- Parkinson, C.E. 1923. A Forest Flora of the Andaman Islands, Govt. of India, Shimla: 234
- G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 376
- Indigenous Plants at Biodiversity Park, Ranchi - Ranchi Afforestation Division, Forest and Environmental Department, Jharkhand
- Read more :
- Permalink : http://indiaflora-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Phyllanthus reticulatus
- Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2026). India Flora Online. http://indiaflora-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Phyllanthus reticulatus. Downloaded on 25 March 2026.
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