Deccan Gooseberry
Phyllanthus leschenaultii
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya
- Flowering
- August-December
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Phyllanthus leschenaultii
- Genus
- Phyllanthus
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Dry deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-December
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 Deccan Gooseberry 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 Deccan Gooseberry itself; the rest are typical of the Euphorbiaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Deccan Gooseberry
Deccan Gooseberry (Phyllanthus leschenaultii) belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family, where it grows as a shrub. In India it has been recorded in Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Meghalaya. It grows in dry deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from August to December.
Euphorbiaceae
Spurge/Euphorbia family
Deccan Gooseberry belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
Explore the Euphorbiaceae family →Snap it. Know it.
Point your camera at Deccan Gooseberry or any plant and SASYA identifies it instantly — on-device, offline, and private.