Bhuinanvalah / Gulf Leafflower
Phyllanthus fraternus
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh & more
- Flowering
- April-January
How to identify Bhuinanvalah
Identify Bhuinanvalah 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: April-January.
- In India, compare location records such as Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Euphorbiaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Bhuinanvalah.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Phyllanthus fraternus
- Genus
- Phyllanthus
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- In moist situations and open areas
- Native to
- India, Pakistan
- Distribution
- Tropics except Australia
- Found in India
- Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, West Bengal
- Flowering & fruiting
- April-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 Bhuinanvalah 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 Bhuinanvalah itself; the rest are typical of the Euphorbiaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- भुईंआंवला bhuinanvalah, हजारमणी hajarmani, कनोछा kanocha
- Bengali
- bhui-amla, হাজারমণি hazarmani
- Tamil
- கீழாநெல்லி kila-nelli, கீழா நெல்லி
- Kannada
- ಕಿರುನೆಲ್ಲಿ kirunelli, ನೆಲನೆಲ್ಲಿ nelanelli
- Malayalam
- കീഴാര്നെല്ലി kiizhaarnelli
- Marathi
- भुईआवळी bhuiavali
About Bhuinanvalah
A member of the Euphorbiaceae family, Gulf leafflower (Phyllanthus fraternus) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and 3 other states. It grows in in moist situations and open areas. Flowering and fruiting run from April to January.
Euphorbiaceae
Spurge/Euphorbia family
Bhuinanvalah belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.
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