Phyllanthus reticulatus Poir.,
Encycl. 5:298. 1804
syn: Kirganelia reticulata (Poir.) Baill.
Common names: Potato-bush
Hindi: Panjuli, makhi, buinowla
Guj: Datwan
Mar: Pavana
Tel: Nallapuli
Tam: Abiranji, karunelli
Delhi: Nealbari, makki
Juice along with camphor used for bleeding gums; yields a red dye. fruits eaten at times of scarcity. stems for making baskets.
A shrub often grown as hedge and becoming naturalised at many places in Delhi.
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