Hajarmani / Madras Leaf-Flower
Phyllanthus maderaspatensis
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Phyllanthus maderaspatensis
- Genus
- Phyllanthus
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Moist and dry deciduous forests, scrub jungles, also in the plains and agricultural fields
- Distribution
- Tropical Africa, Arabia, Sri Lanka, India, China, Java, Australia
- Found in India
- Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Karnataka, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- 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 Hajarmani 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 Hajarmani itself; the rest are typical of the Euphorbiaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- हजारमणी hajarmani, कनोछा kanocha
- Tamil
- நிலநெல்லி nila-nelli
- Telugu
- నల్ల ఉసిరిక Nalla usirika
- Kannada
- ಮದರಾಸ್ ನೆಲ್ಲಿ Madaraas nelli
- Marathi
- भुईआवळी bhuiavali, कचोरा kachora
About Hajarmani
A member of the Euphorbiaceae family, Madras Leaf-Flower (Phyllanthus maderaspatensis) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and 7 other states. It grows in moist and dry deciduous forests, scrub jungles, also in the plains and agricultural fields. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Euphorbiaceae
Spurge/Euphorbia family
Hajarmani belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.
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