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Phyllanthus maderaspatensis

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Species of flowering plant

Phyllanthus maderaspatensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Phyllanthaceae
Genus: Phyllanthus
Species: P. maderaspatensis
Binomial name
Phyllanthus maderaspatensis
L. (1753)
Varieties
  • Phyllanthus maderaspatensis var. exasperata Radcl.-Sm.
  • Phyllanthus maderaspatensis var. frazieri Fosberg
  • Phyllanthus maderaspatensis var. maderaspatensis
Synonyms
  • Diasperus gracilis (Roxb.) Kuntze
  • Diasperus gueinzii (Müll.Arg.) Kuntze
  • Diasperus maderaspatensis (L.) Kuntze
  • Nellica maderaspatana Raf. nom. illeg.
  • Phyllanthus andrachnoides Willd.
  • Phyllanthus arabicus Hochst. ex Steud.
  • Phyllanthus brachypodus F.Muell. ex Benth. nom. illeg.
  • Phyllanthus cuneatus Willd.
  • Phyllanthus gracilis Roxb.
  • Phyllanthus gueinzii Müll.Arg.
  • Phyllanthus javanicus Poir. ex Spreng.
  • Phyllanthus longifolius Sond. nom. illeg.
  • Phyllanthus magudensis Jean F.Brunel
  • Phyllanthus obcordatus Willd.
  • Phyllanthus stipulaceus Bojer
  • Phyllanthus thonningii Schumach. & Thonn.
  • Phyllanthus vaccinioides Klotzsch nom. illeg.
  • Phyllanthus venosus Hochst. ex A.Rich.

Phyllanthus maderaspatensis is a perennial herbaceous species of plant in the family Phyllanthaceae, widespread in tropical and subtropical areas of the old world, including tropical Africa, Madagascar and the western Indian Ocean Islands, the Arabian Peninsula, the Indian subcontinent, Indochina, southeastern China, Java, New Guinea, and northern and eastern Australia.

Varieties

Three varieties are accepted.

  • Phyllanthus maderaspatensis var. exasperata Radcl.-Sm. – Kenya
  • Phyllanthus maderaspatensis var. frazieri Fosberg – Aldabra
  • Phyllanthus maderaspatensis var. maderaspatensis – tropical Africa, Madagascar and the western Indian Ocean Islands, the Arabian Peninsula, the Indian subcontinent, Indochina, southeastern China, Java, New Guinea, and northern and eastern Australia

Uses

India

The plant is widely used in Indian medicine for treatment of headaches. Indian herbal medicine for liver troubles called Bhumyamlaki might use the plant.

Africa

Tanzania

The pounded form of the whole plant is applied to scabies.

Niger

The plant is used as an aphrodisiac.

Kenya

The smoke from the burning plants is used to exterminate caterpillars in maize.

References

  1. ^ "Phyllanthus maderaspatensis L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  2. The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, retrieved 25 December 2015
  3. The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, retrieved 27 January 2016
  4. Hyde, M.A.; Wursten, B.T.; Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M., Flora of Zimbabwe, retrieved 25 December 2015
  5. ^ Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, Ameenah; Schmelzer, Gabriella Harriet (2008). Medicinal Plants. PROTA. p. 425. ISBN 978-9057822049.
  6. Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, Ameenah; Schmelzer, Gabriella Harriet (2008). Medicinal Plants. PROTA. p. 423. ISBN 978-9057822049.
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Phyllanthus maderaspatensis

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