About Madras Leaf-Flower
Phyllanthus maderaspatensis is a perennial herbaceous species of plant in the family Phyllanthaceae, widespread in tropical and subtropical areas of the Old World, including tropical Africa, Madagascar and the western Indian Ocean Islands, the Arabian Peninsula, the Indian subcontinent, Indochina, southeastern China, Java, New Guinea, and northern and eastern Australia.
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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
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
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
Botanical family
Euphorbiaceae
Spurge/Euphorbia family
Madras Leaf-Flower belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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