Phyllanthus niruri L.

Flowering & Fruiting: July --September.

Seeds

Seeds

1 Year

Upto 70 cm tall

Shrub

Herbs, erect, upto 60 cm tall, stem cyllindrical, smooth, glabrous, green; branchlets not angled, cyllindrical, ca. 0.05 cm diameter; stipule present on both base of petiole and petiolule, stipule present on base of petiole is dark brown, needle like, ca. 0.15 cm long, stipule present on base of petiolule is green, apex brown, needle like, ca. 0.1 cm long; leaves compound, leaflets alternate, margin entire, apex acute, base symmetrical, lamina ca. 0.9 x 0.4 cm, glabrous, adaxially green, abaxially glaucous, petiolule ca. 0.05 cm; flowers axillary, solitary; male flowers ca. 0.1 cm diameter, light yellow or whitish; calyx 5, ca. 0.1 cm long; stamens 3, connate, pedicel ca. 0.1 cm long; female flowers ca. 0.1 cm diameter, light yellow; calyx 5, ca. 0.1 cm long, pedicel 0.1 cm long; style 3, bifid; ovary ca. 0.1 cm with pedicel; capsule orbicular, 6 lobed, 0.15 cm diameter, pedicel 0.15 cm long; seeds 6, ca. 0.1 cm, brown, trigonous.

Common in roadside

2n=26

Sunny area

Not at risk

No threats record yet

Common in roadside

Fruits are used to cure tubercular ulcers, wounds, sores, scabies and ring worm. In many parts of India, it is used to treat snake bite. The plant is used as a fish poison.