Harfarauri / Star Gooseberry
Phyllanthus acidus
Also known as Grosella
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Phyllanthus acidus
- Genus
- Phyllanthus
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Native to
- Brazil
- Distribution
- Tropics
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Telangana, West Bengal
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
- Margin
- Variable
Typical of the Euphorbiaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Euphorbiaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- हरफ़रौरी Harfarauri
- Nepali
- काँसी अमला
- Bengali
- অরবরই, অরবড়ই, অরবরি
- Tamil
- Aranelli, அருநெல்லி
- Telugu
- రాచ ఉసిరి
- Malayalam
- പുളിനെല്ലി, Otaheite gooseberry, അരിനെല്ലിക്ക
- Marathi
- हरफ़रौरी Harpharori, रायआवळा, रायआंवळा
About Harfarauri
Star Gooseberry (Phyllanthus acidus) is a tree belonging to the Euphorbiaceae family (Spurge/Euphorbia family). Members of this family are generally characterised by alternate/opposite simple/compound leaves, cyathium/raceme/spike flower clusters, capsule (regma) fruit. Native to Brazil, it is distributed across Tropics. It flowers and fruits through much of the year. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Euphorbiaceae
Spurge/Euphorbia family
Harfarauri belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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