According to Kew World Checklist (
http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/home.do )
Phyllanthus amarus has the following synonyms:
Phyllanthus niruri var. amarus
Phyllanthus niruri var. scabrellus
Phyllanthus niruri var. baronianus
among others. Is supposed to be distributed (after introduction) in
parts of India.
Phyllanthus niruri's distribution in the Kew World Checklist does not
mention India.
Best wishes
- Tabish
On Aug 30, 8:52 am, "Gurcharan Singh" <
sin...@sify.com> wrote:
> Dear Devendra ji
> I think your plant is still unidentified. It has two clear features of P. amarus: male and female fls in same axils (most middle ones), and the leaves are much larger and broader, and one more things which I notice, your plant seems to be distinctly pubescent, and of diiferent colour (than my plant of P. fraternus, or plant of Dinesh ji). I think we will explore further before confirmation. It could be P. rotundifolius (if cataphylls are present- note small appendages in my photograph showing upper view of P. fraternus) or else Maderaspatensis (if cataphylls are absent). To me Dinesh ji plant fits better with P. maderaspatensis, but I am not certain at present. Before we resolve let us look at the following things, if you can find fresh plants. (There is, however, one caution. The plants flowering these days (at least in P. fraternus) have smaller leaves than ones I photographed in May-June):
>
> 1. whether plant is herbaceous or woody
> 2. presence or absence of pubescence
> 3. colour of leaves (yours are light green, mine and Dinesh ji's dark green)
> 4. Chape of leaves (that can be judged from photgraph)
> 5. Size of leaves
> 6. Whether middle portion has only female flowers, or mixed male and female
> 7. Number of perianth (some call them sepals), 6 in two whorls or 5 in one whorl
> 8. Tip of perianth pointed or rounded
> 9. Size of perianth
> 10. Size, shape and colour of fruits
> 11. Number of lobes of disc
> 12. Length of pedicel of female flower and fruit
>
> For me even Dinesh ji's plant may turn out to be different. It has much more rigid leaves, even the branches appear rigid, leaves dark green. We may have to look at cataphylls to decide finally.
>
> Let us hope something interesting comes out
>
> Dr. Gurcharan Singh
> Associate Professor
> SGTB Khalsa College
> University of Delhi, Delhi
> Indiahttp://
people.du.ac.in/~singhg45
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Devendra Bhardwaj
> To: Gurcharan Singh ; Dinesh Valke
> Cc:
indian...@googlegroups.com
> Sent: Sunday, August 30, 2009 6:20 AM
> Subject: Re: [indiantreepix:17144] Re: ID-DKB178
>
> Thanks to Gurcharan ji &Dinesh ji for correct ID.
> Regd
> Devendra
>
> --- On Sat, 29/8/09, Dinesh Valke <
dinesh.va...@gmail.com> wrote:
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