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Phyllanthus is the largest genus in the plant family Phyllanthaceae. Estimates of the number of species in this genus vary widely, from 750 [ 2 ] to 1200. [ 3 ] Phyllanthus has a remarkable diversity of growth forms including annual and perennial herbs , shrubs , climbers , floating aquatics , and pachycaulous succulents .
Phyllanthus williamsii Standl. Urinaria erecta Medik. Phyllanthus niruri is a widespread tropical plant commonly found in coastal areas, known by the common names gale of the wind , stonebreaker , shatter stone , seed-under-leaf , quebra pedra and chance pierre .
Phyllanthus mimosifolius Salisb. Phyllanthus taxifolius D.Don Phyllanthus emblica , also known as emblic , [ 2 ] [ 5 ] emblic myrobalan , [ 2 ] myrobalan , [ 5 ] Indian gooseberry , [ 2 ] [ 5 ] Malacca tree , [ 5 ] amloki or amla , [ 5 ] is a deciduous tree of the family Phyllanthaceae .
Phyllanthus acidus is an intermediary between a shrub and tree, reaching 2 to 9 m (6½ to 30 ft) high. [2] The tree's dense and bushy crown is composed of thickish, tough main branches, at the end of which are clusters of deciduous, greenish, 15-to-30-cm long branchlets.
Phyllanthus amarus is a leafy herbal plant found in tropical regions in the Americas, Africa, India, China,Sri Lanka and South East Asia. Commons names for this plant include gale of the wind, carry me seed, seed on the leaf, pick-a-back, [1] Bhuiavla (Hindi), Bhuiamla (Bengali), [2] stonebreaker, dukung anak (Malay).
Fruits and flowers of Phyllanthus urinaria. Phyllanthus urinaria is a summer annual and germinates from early summer to early fall, requiring warm soil and light. [4] It grows to a height of about 60 centimetres (2 feet), has small alternate leaves resembling those of the genus Mimosa, disposed in two ranges.
Phyllanthus fluitans, also known as the red root floater, floating spurge, [3] [4] or apple duckweed is a species of free floating aquatic plant and herbaceous perennial [5] in the family Phyllanthaceae. [6] This species is one of the only three non-terrestrial species in the genus Phyllanthus, with the other species being P. leonardianus [7 ...
As of January 2018, the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families accepted about 1000 species in the genus Phyllanthus, with a further 1200-odd synonyms. The accepted names are listed below. The accepted names are listed below.