Niruri
Phyllanthus debilis
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Madhya Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Gujarat & more
- Flowering
- May-January
How to identify Niruri
Identify Niruri 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 Madhya Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Meghalaya and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Euphorbiaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Niruri.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Phyllanthus debilis
- Genus
- Phyllanthus
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- On hills to 1200m, in fallow lands and river beds
- Distribution
- Tropical Africa, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, New Guinea, Pacific Islands, The West Indies
- Found in India
- Madhya Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Meghalaya, Tamil Nadu, 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 Niruri 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 Niruri itself; the rest are typical of the Euphorbiaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Niruri
Niruri (Phyllanthus debilis) is a herb in the Euphorbiaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Madhya Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Gujarat and 3 other states. It grows in on hills to 1200m, in fallow lands and river beds. Flowering and fruiting run from May to January.
Euphorbiaceae
Spurge/Euphorbia family
Niruri belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.
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