Is this a Phyllanthus sp.? 151110MK3

Muthu Karthick

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Nov 15, 2010, 7:22:41 AM11/15/10

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Dear all,

Please help to id this Euphorbiaceae member. Could this be Phyllanthus rheedi?

Date/Time-	06-11-2010 / 11:00 AM
Location- Place, Altitude, GP	ca.2200asl; Kodaikanal, TN
Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type-	closer to water-falls; wet-rocky
Plant Habit-	sub-shrub
Height/Length-	1 -2 m; winged stem
Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size-	3 x 1 cm
Inflorescence Type/ Size-	axillary; 1cm longer
Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts-	white tepals
Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds-	5-7 mm across
Other Information like Fragrance, Pollinator, Uses etc.-

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Mahadeswara

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Nov 16, 2010, 7:10:30 AM11/16/10

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Phyllanthus debilis ?

On Nov 15, 5:22 pm, Muthu Karthick <nmk....@gmail.com> wrote:
> Dear all,

> Please help to id this Euphorbiaceae member. Could this be *Phyllanthus
> rheedi*?
>
> *Date/Time-*

>
> 06-11-2010 / 11:00 AM
>

> *Location- Place, Altitude, GP*
>
> ca.2200asl; Kodaikanal, TN
>
> *Habitat-** Garden**/ Urban/ Wild/ Type-*
>
> closer to water-falls; wet-rocky
>
> *Plant Habit-*
>
> sub-shrub
>
> *Height/Length-*

>
> 1 -2 m; winged stem
>

> *Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size-*
>
> 3 x 1 cm
>
> *Inflorescence Type/ Size-*
>
> axillary; 1cm longer
>
> *Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts-*
>
> white tepals
>
> *Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds- *
> 5-7 mm across
>
> *Other Information like Fragrance, Pollinator, Uses etc.- *
> *
> *

>
> --
> Muthu Karthick, N
> Junior Research Fellow
> Care Earth Trust
> #15, second main road,
> Thillai ganga nagar,
> Chennai - 600 061
> Mob: 09626833911www.careearthtrust.org
>

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C KUNHIKANNAN

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Nov 17, 2010, 12:56:21 PM11/17/10

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please observe the fruit, is there any tubercleson the fruits? then
check for Phyllanthus narayanaswamy. It is a guess only.
kunhikannan

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Dr. C.Kunhikannan,
Division of Biodiversity,
Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding,
Forest Campus, R.S.Puram,
Coimbatore-641002, Tamilnadu.

Muthu Karthick

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Nov 20, 2010, 8:13:18 AM11/20/10

to C KUNHIKANNAN, Mahadeswara, efloraofindia

But this is not P.debilis

Gurcharan Singh

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Dec 8, 2010, 10:25:07 PM12/8/10

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Resurfacing again for D

Earlier feedback

Mahadeswara ji.......................................Phyllanthus debilis ?

Kunhikannan ji.....................................please observe the fruit, is there any tubercleson the fruits? then check for Phyllanthus narayanaswamy. It is a guess only

Muthu ji............................................But this is not P.debilis

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SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
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Senthilkumar

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Dec 8, 2010, 11:24:41 PM12/8/10

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Dear Muthu

This is Phyllanthus macraei Muell. Arg. var. hispidus Gamble. It is endemic to peninsular India.

Regards

Senthilkumar U.

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Senthilkumar U.
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School of Ecology and Conservation,
University of Agricultural Sciences,
Bangalore-560 065.
Karnataka, India

Pankaj Kumar

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Dec 16, 2010, 11:28:32 AM12/16/10

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Thanks a lot for sharing this rare plant.

Pankaj

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Muthu Karthick

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Dec 23, 2010, 2:50:38 AM12/23/10

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Dear all,

Many thanks for the identification.

Dear senthilji, may I know what is the difference between the two varieties of this?

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