Phyllanthus leschenaultii Müll.Arg., Linnaea 32: 37 1863. (Syn: Diasperus leschenaultii (Müll.Arg.) Kuntze; Diasperus missionis (Hook.f.) Kuntze; Phyllanthus missionis Hook.f.);
. India to Assam: Assam, East Himalaya, India as per POWO; . Common name: Leschenault’s Gooseberry .
Slender, quite glabrous shrubs, up to 2-2.5 m tall. Leaves alternate, very thin, petioled, membranous, elliptic-oblong, obtuse, base acute; nerves 6-8 pair, distinct; stipules small, ovate-lanceolate; pedicels much shorter than the leaves. Flowers very small, the calyx -lobes with obscure scarious margins; male flowers often 3-nate. Sepals slightly enlarged but not reflexed in fruit. Stamens 3; filaments free. Ovary 3-celled; anthers didymous; styles short, reflexed, arms recurved. Capsules minute, smooth, coriaceous; seeds ribbed. Flowering and fruiting: August-December
Dry deciduous forests
India
(Attributions- Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
ANNOV45 Phyllanthus sp. for identification : 9 posts by 7 authors. Attachments (5)
Nelliyampathy, Kerala November 2014 The plant is Phyllanthus niruri To me it is Phyllanthus caroliniensis, but I am not sure. I think, the leaflet of P. niruri is much smaller Pl share pictures of whole plants.
My guess is P. rheedii but I may be wrong. I forgot to click the habit shot of this plant sir.
It was a shrub about 3 feet tall. Well, Phyllanthus niruri in Indian flora is an admixture of three different species while the original species, i. e. P niruri is not occurring in India. The present images belong to Phyllanthus leschenaultii. |