Phyllanthus reticulatus Poir.

 
  • 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 and Tropical semi-evergreen forests
  • Comments / notes : Often scandent forming bushes, in plains to 900m, in wastelands and river banks.
  • Flower, Fruit : June-March
  • Collection Nos : KFP 2424, CJS 15133, CJS 59504
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : All districts of Andhra Pradesh
    • Karnataka : Bengaluru district, Dakshina Kannada district, Davanagare 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
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : South Andaman
  • Native : Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China, Bhutan, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, New Guinea, Northern Territory, Pakistan, Philippines, Queensland, Santa Cruz Islands, Solomo
  • World Distribution : Tropical Africa, India, Himalayas, Sri Lanka, Southeast Asia, South China, Malesia
  • 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
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  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Phyllanthus reticulatus. Downloaded on 13 June 2024.

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