Euphorbiaceae Week: Phyllanthus reticulatus from Delhi

[Gurcharan Singh]

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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[tanay bose]

Very nice catch of the flowers !!

Tanay

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[Rashida Atthar]

Thankyou for another well illustrated post Sir.

 

regards,

Rashida.

[Usha Desai]

Gurucharanji
nice pictures
Usha