Phyllanthus debilis
Phyllanthus debilis
Phyllanthus debilis
Phyllanthus debilis
MH263 : Phyllanthus debilis J.G.Klein ex Willd.
| Plant Category | : | Herbs |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | 470 |
| Synonym | : | Diasperus debilis (Klein ex Willd.) Kuntze;
Phyllanthus boninsimae Nakai; Phyllanthus leai S.Moore;
Phyllanthus niruri var. debilis (Klein ex Willd.) Müll.Arg.;
Phyllanthus niruri var. javanicus Müll.Arg. |
| Plant Common Name | : | niruri |
| Plant Family | : | Euphorbiaceae |
| Description | : | Monoecious, erect annual herbs 0.1-0.8 m tall; stems often branching with age, branching phyllanthoid, the branches 4-10 (-12) cm long, usually with 15-35 leaves. Leaves narrowly elliptic, (6-) 8-21 mm long, 2.5-5 mm wide, petioles 0.3-1 mm long, stipules lanceolate, 0.9-1.2 mm long. Staminate flowers 3-4 in racemose cymes arising in the first 2-4 nodes of the branches, pedicels less than 0.5 mm long, calyx 6-lobed, 0.5-0.6 mm long, nectary disk 6-lobed, stamens 3, filaments connate; pistillate flowers solitary in the nodes above staminate flowers, pedicels becoming 1.1-1.6 mm long, calyx lobes 6, (1-) 1.2-1.5 mm long, margins whitish and scarious, nectary disk shallowly 6-lobed, styles distinct, bifid. Capsules depressed-globose, ca. 2-2.2 mm in diameter, the surface smooth, explosively dehiscent. Seeds pale yellowish brown, angled, ca. 1-1.1 mm long, with 6-7 longitudinal ribs and fine transverse striations on back" (Wagner et al., 1999; p. 627). |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | - |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | stimulating sluggish liver and as a tonic; whole plant is used as a remedy for diabetes mellitus. |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: - ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (0): |
| Plant's Current Status | : | - |
| Plant's Cross Database Reference | : | 259142 |
| Reference | : | Dhore M. A. (1984) The flora of melghat tiger reserve
- http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=110&taxon_id=242414063
- https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/266547
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3330894/pdf/ASL_25_39.pdf
- https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=phde4
- http://www.hear.org/pier/species/phyllanthus_debilis.htm |
| Reference | : | ~ Dhore MA and Joshi PA; "Flora of Melghat Tiger Reserve"; Directorate, Project Tiger, Melghat (1988); PMID : |
| Kingdom | : Plantae - Plants |
|---|---|
| Phylum | : Tracheophyta |
| Subkingdom | : Tracheobionta - Vascular plants |
| Superdivision | : Spermatophyta - Seed plants |
| Division | : Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class | : Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons |
| Subclass | : Rosidae |
| Order | : Euphorbiales |
| Family | : Euphorbiaceae - Spurge family |
| Genus | : Phyllanthus L. - leafflower |
| Species | : Phyllanthus debilis |