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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.
This is a list of plants organized by their common names. However, the common names of plants often vary from region to region, which is why most plant encyclopedias refer to plants using their scientific names , in other words using binomials or "Latin" names.
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Phyllanthus emblica L. – Indian gooseberry, also known as amla or amalaki. Phyllanthus engleri Pax; Phyllanthus epiphyllanthus L. Phyllanthus ericoides Torr. Phyllanthus eximius G.L.Webster & Proctor; Phyllanthus fadyenii Urb. Phyllanthus fluitans Benth. ex Müll.Arg. – red root floater, sometimes sold in aquarium shops; Phyllanthus ...
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The common name myrobalan can refer to several unrelated fruit-bearing plant species: Myrobalan plum (Prunus cerasifera), also called cherry plum and myrobalan plum; Emblic myrobalan (Phyllanthus emblica), also called Amla and Amalaki; In the genus Terminalia: Beleric myrobalan (Terminalia bellirica), also called Bibhitaki and Belliric myrobalans
In the Latin names for plants created by Linnaeus, the word officinalis indicates that a plant was used in this way. For example, the marsh mallow has the classification Althaea officinalis, as it was traditionally used as an emollient to soothe ulcers. [2] Pharmacognosy is the study of plant sources of phytochemicals.
Officinalis, or officinale, is a Medieval Latin epithet denoting organisms—mainly plants—with uses in medicine, herbalism and cookery. It commonly occurs as a specific epithet , the second term of a two-part botanical name.