About Carry-me-seed
Phyllanthus amarus is a leafy herbal plant found in tropical regions in the Americas, Africa, India, China, Sri Lanka, and Southeast Asia. Commons names for this plant include gale of the wind, carry me seed, seed on the leaf, pick-a-back, stonebreaker, and dukung anak (Malay).
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Phyllanthus amarus
- Genus
- Phyllanthus
- Family
- EUPHORBIACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Degraded moist deciduous forests and forest plantations, also in the plains
- Native to
- America
- Distribution
- Tropics
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- भूई आंवला Bhui aonla, जड़ आमला Jaramla, जंगली अमली Jangli amli
- Bengali
- ভূঈ আমলা Bhui amla
- Tamil
- கீழாநெல்லி keelanelli, கீழ்காய்நெல்லி kizkaynelli
- Telugu
- నేల ఉసిరి nela usiri
- Malayalam
- Kilanelli
- Marathi
- भुईआवळी Bhuiavali
Botanical family
Euphorbiaceae
Spurge/Euphorbia family
Carry-me-seed belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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