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Leptopus cordifolius Decne., Voy. Inde 4: 155 1844. (syn: Andrachne cordifolia (Decne.) Müll.Arg.; Andrachne decaisneana Baill.; Arachne cordifolia (Decne.) Pojark.; Phyllanthus cordifolius Wall. ex Decne. [Invalid]);
. E. Afghanistan to Himalaya and NW. India: Afghanistan, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Pakistan, West Himalaya as per POWO; .
A small shrub with slender branches; leaves alternate, long petiolate, ovate oblong, 2-6 cm long, upper surface glabrous, lower thinly hairy; flowers 4-6 mm across, pale green on long pedicels; male in clusters of 2-6, female solitary; male flower with calyx 5-parted, petals 5, disc 10-toothed, stamens 5 surrounding rudimentary ovary; female flower with calyx as in male enlarging in fruit, petals minute reduced to glands, disc as flesh rim around base of ovary; styles 3, each deeply divided into 2; capsule globose 5-6 mm across, 6-valved, 6-seeded.
. Common name: Heart-Leaf Maiden-Bush • Hindi: Bharti, Bhartoi, Bhatindu, Durlu, Karkan, Mandhiara .
Leptopus cordifolius from Kudi J & K and Mussoorie Chakrata Road near Baratkhai:
Leptopus cordifolius Decne., Voy. Inde 4: 155, 1844 Andrachne cordifolia (Decne.) Müll.Arg.; Andrachne decaisneana Baill.; Arachne cordifolia (Decne.) Pojark. Family Phyllanthaceae
A small shrub with slender branches; leaves alternate, long petiolate, ovate oblong, 2-6 cm long, upper surface glabrous, lower thinly hairy; flowers 4-6 mm across, pale green on long pedicels; male in clusters of 2-6, female solitary; male flower with calyx 5-parted, petals 5, disc 10-toothed, stamens 5 surrounding rudimentary ovary; female flower with calyx as in male enlarging in fruit, petals minute reduced to glands, disc as flesh rim around base of ovary; styles 3, each deeply divided into 2; capsule globose 5-6 mm across, 6-valved, 6-seeded.
Photographed from Kud J & K on 22 August and Mussoorie Chakrata Road near Baratkhai on 16 September Yes Sir, Andrachne cordifolia, I have found this plant from Morni Hills also. Here I am uploading mine pics from the same site, Chakrata-Bairatkhai road.
Here are mine but from near Tiger Fall. Pls validate This is only the second flower I have seen as green (one is hirwa Sonchapha).
Location Kalatope
Altitude 2100 mts Habit herb Habitat wild Plant height 2-3 feet flower dia 3mm approx Could this be species of Sauropus ? I think Breynia! I have also photographed this plant in Jammu and Kashmir. Both these genera I fear are not reported from Temperate Western Himalayas. I have kept it tentatively as perhaps some species of Phyllanthus. I think we finally got it as Andrachne cordifolia Myself, … and … posted it from Chakrata Trip
I also posted it from J & K Just to set the record straight, the accepted name now is Leptopus cordifolius Decne. syn: Andrachne cordifolia (Decne.) Müll.Arg.   VOF Week: Leptopus cordifolius ??? along Govindghat-Ghangaria trail: Yes … We photographed it last year from Chakrata and J& K
VoF Week :: DV :: 01 AUG 12 – 1052 :: Phyllanthus ¿ species ? along Govind Ghat – Ghangaria trail:
1 AUG 12 Govind Ghat – Ghangaria trail … about 6900 ft Habitat: mountain slope Andrachne cordifolia (Syn. Leptopus cordifolius) in my opinion…. Yes indeed … Checked in eFI database. Yes Leptopus cordifolius, already uploaded by … from this trip. efi thread True …, it just could not have escaped my attention – spotted it twice or thrice, and again while returning.   Euphorbiaceae Fortnight: Andrachne cordifolia from Chakrata-GS-4 : Attachments (4). 5 posts by 4 authors.
Andrachne cordifolia (Wall. ex Decne.) Muell. Avg. in DC., Prodr. 15(2): 234. 1866
Small shrub with 2-5 cm long elliptic-ovate to triangular-ovate leaves on up to 4 cm long petioles with minute stipules; male flowers in few-flowered fascicles with 2.5-3 mm long sepals, rounded at apex, connate at base, petals 2 mm long, obovate-spathulate, yellow; female flowers solitary or with one male flower, pedicel 2-3 cm long, sepals enlarging to 4 mm in fruit, petals minute; fruit roundly trilobate, 3-5 mm long, 6-7 mm diam., smooth, glabrous.
Photographed from Mussoorie Chakrata Road I am putting here the correct nomenclature for this plant, extracted from Flora of India, Volume 23: Thanks for sharing …, this is a common shrub of the roadside cliffs..        Euphorbiaceae fortnight :: Phyllanthaceae :: Leptopus cordifolius along Govind Ghat – Ghangaria trail :: DV62 : 7 images. 3 posts by 2 authors. Leptopus cordifolius Decne. … Phyllanthaceae, Euphorbiaceae s. l. along Govind Ghat – Ghangaria trail on 01 & 04 AUG 12 Latest nomenclature.
Location : Kakani Nepal
Altitude: 2030m..
Date: 13 July 2016 Menispermaceae member ? seems Leptopus cordifolius (Euphorbiaceae) Thank you but according to the FoI and Wiki it is Phyllanthaceae
SK350JAN28-2017:ID : 8 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (9) Location: Raniban, Balaju, Nepal
Altitude: 4900 ft.
Date: Flowering – 26 August 2016 Fruiting – 5 September 2016
Phyllanthaceae! Astrocasia jacobinensis (Müll.Arg.) G.L.Webster (accepted name) ??? The name which you have mentioned is of a Brazilian plant. I am still thinking hard to find out any match, particularly in Nepal. Please elaborate. Try Leptopus. Compare with L. cordifolius. Yes. Leptopus cordifolius Leptopus cordifolius Decne. (accepted name)
EUPHORBIACEAE FORTNIGHT: Leptopus cordifolius from Uttarakhand_DSR_38 : Attachments (1). 2 posts by 2 authors. Correct identification.
EUPHORBIACEAE FORTNIGHT::Leptopus cordifolius NS-10 : Attachments (6). 4 posts by 3 authors.
This common shrub of the hills was encountered from Manali, Shimla, Chakrata, Morni Hills and many other places in HImalayas…
Leptopus cordifolius… Good photos Sir.
ANNOV02 Phyllanthaceae for ID : 5 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (10) Jhari Pani, Mussoorie
1st November 2014 Leptopus cordifolius .. very nice complete details Yes, Leptopus cordifolius.
HP, Oct 2014 :: Requesting ID – Climber :: ARKDEC-13 : 4 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (7) I think this is Leptopus cordifolius ma’am. Thanks … for the ID…. Attaching a cropped pic of the flowers and fruits….. Yes ma’am. Earlier identified for me on this thread
Shrub for ID ABAUG01/20 : 4 posts by 3 authors. 5 images.
I know this shrub by its beautiful oval leaves. Today I found one in flower. Please help with the ID
Above Mcleodganj, Dharamshala, HP
1800m
17 August 2015 Leptopus cordifolius.. Euphorbiaceae
Location: Godawari, Nepal
Date: 18 April 2018
Altitude: 5000 ft.
Habit: Wild
Leptopus cordifolius Decne. : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (6)
Location: Godawari, Lalitpur,, Nepal
Altitude: 1566 m.
Date: 04 June 2019
Habit : Wild
. Identification required 2965: 3 high res. images.
Help me to identify this plant species from jammu and kashmir. Location: Bhaderwah jammu Leptopus cordifolius Decne. YES ITS CORRECT .
Leptopus cordifolius Decne.: 11 very high res. images.
Location: Chandragiri, Kathmandu, Nepal
Date: 31 October 2023 Altitude : 1768m. Habit : Wild
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