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[Dinesh Valke]

Phyllanthaceae (leaf flower family) » Phyllanthus virgatus (syn. Phyllanthus simplex)


fil-LAN-thus  -- flower leaf; it appears to flower from a leaf like stem
vir-GA-tus  -- wand, referring to a twig

commonly known as : seed-under-leaf, virgate leaf-flower

Native to : s China, e Asia, Indian subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Micronesia, n Australia


... though said to be native of India, no names in any of its regional languages found.


References : 
 • Flowers of India ... http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Seed%20Under%20Leaf.html
 • NPGS / GRIN ... http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?423497 
 • eFlora ... http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=242337488


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Views attached from:
... Nirlon Knowledge Park, Goregaon, Mumbai.


For (more) views: http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Phyllanthusvirgatus&w=91314344%40N00&m=tags&z=m

[Gurcharan Singh]

Dinesh ji

Nice set of Phyllanthus species

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[tanay bose]

Nice Catch Dinesh ji,

Giving out a lot of Nice photos of Phyllanthus nice to see them together .

tanay

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[Balkar Arya]

Dear
Dinesh Ji
Thanks a lot for adding new info on Phyllanthus sp

Regards
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Dr Balkar Singh
Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology
Arya P G College, Panipat
Haryana-132103
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[Dr Nataraj H R]

this plant is called Bhumiamalaki in ayurveda n used in the management of jaundice n hepatititis gives wondrful results

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Nattu"S