Kale Madhu Ka Per / Potato-Smell
Phyllanthus reticulatus
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Telangana, Gujarat & more
- Flowering
- June-March
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Phyllanthus reticulatus
- Genus
- Phyllanthus
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Foothills of forests, stream banks, moist places in deciduous forests and semi-Evergreen forests
- Distribution
- Tropical Africa, India, Himalayas, Sri Lanka, Southeast Asia, South China, Malesia
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Telangana, Gujarat, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan
- Flowering & fruiting
- June-March
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
- Margin
- Variable
Typical of the Euphorbiaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Euphorbiaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- काले मधु का पेड़ Kale madhu ka per, माषी Makhi, Panjuli
- Bengali
- panjuli
- Tamil
- சிவப்புப்பூலா civappu-p-pula, கருநெல்லி karu-nelli, காட்டுக்கீழாநெல்லி kattu-k-kila-nelli
- Kannada
- ಕರಿಹುಳಿ karihuli
- Malayalam
- നീര്നെല്ലി nirnelli, നീരോലി ചെടി
- Marathi
- पाणजुळी panjuli, पानपोई panpoi, पवारी pavari
About Kale Madhu Ka Per
Potato-Smell (Phyllanthus reticulatus) is a shrub belonging to the Euphorbiaceae family (Spurge/Euphorbia family). Members of this family are generally characterised by alternate/opposite simple/compound leaves, cyathium/raceme/spike flower clusters, capsule (regma) fruit. It is typically found in foothills of forests, stream banks, moist places in deciduous forests and semi-evergreen forests. It occurs across Tropical Africa, India, Himalayas, Sri Lanka, Southeast Asia, South China, Malesia. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during June-March.
Euphorbiaceae
Spurge/Euphorbia family
Kale Madhu Ka Per belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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