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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 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 nigericus Brenan – Nigeria, Bioko; Phyllanthus nigrescens (Blanco) Müll.Arg. – Philippines; Phyllanthus niinamii Hayata – Taiwan; Phyllanthus ningaensis M.Schmid – New Caledonia (Mt. Ninga) Phyllanthus niruri L. – Tropical & Subtrop. America – gale of the wind, guinine weed, seed underleaf, stone-breaker
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).
Tephrosia purpurea is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae.It grows in poor soils as a common wasteland weed and has a pantropical distribution. It is a type of legume native to south-western Asia (the Levant, Arabian Peninsula, Socotra, Iran, Pakistan, India and Sri Lanka) and north-eastern Africa (Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia).
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.
Flower. Withania somnifera, known commonly as ashwagandha, [2] [3] [4] is an evergreen shrub in the Solanaceae or nightshade family that grows in India, Nepal, the Middle East, and parts of Africa.
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.