Phyllanthus airy-shawii
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Uttarakhand
- Flowering
- May-January
How to identify Phyllanthus airy-shawii
Identify Phyllanthus airy-shawii by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Confirm leaf margin: Entire (smooth edge).
- Confirm leaf surface: Glabrous (smooth, hairless).
- Confirm flower colour: Green.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: May-January.
- In India, compare location records such as Uttarakhand.
- Confirm it sits within the Euphorbiaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Phyllanthus airy-shawii.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Phyllanthus airy-shawii
- Genus
- Phyllanthus
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Degraded moist deciduous forests and forest plantations, also in the plains
- Habitat type
- Forest, Cultivated
- Distribution
- India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand
- Found in India
- Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- May-January
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf margin
- Entire (smooth edge)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Phyllanthus airy-shawii itself; the rest are typical of the Euphorbiaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- GreenrecordedGreen or greenish
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Phyllanthus airy-shawii itself; the rest are typical of the Euphorbiaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Phyllanthus airy-shawii
Phyllanthus airy-shawii belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Uttarakhand. It grows in degraded moist deciduous forests and forest plantations, also in the plains. Flowering and fruiting run from May to January.
Euphorbiaceae
Spurge/Euphorbia family
Phyllanthus airy-shawii belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.
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