Phyllanthus niruroides Müll.Arg.

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Phyllanthaceae > Phyllanthus

Characteristics

A woody herb. It grows almost a m tall. The flowers are small and white.
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A glabrous subwoody herb, up to 21/2 ft. high
Flowers white, small, on short pedicels
Life form annual
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality -
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Mature height (meter) 0.41
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Environment

Wet grassland in deciduous woodland. It also occurs on waste ground and in disturbed localities, at elevations from 900-1,500 metres, occasionally to 2,300 metres.
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It is a tropical plant. It grows between 900-1,500 m above sea level.
A weed of cultivated land and waste ground.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses food medicinal social use
Edible -
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Human toxicity -
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Distribution

Phyllanthus niruroides world distribution map, present in Angola, Central African Republic, Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Chad, and Togo

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:354351-1
WFO ID wfo-0000271632
COL ID 4H47H
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 706644
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Synonyms

Phyllanthus verdickii Phyllanthus dekindtii Phyllanthus niruroides Diasperus niruroides