Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2624)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2527)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2136)
Order: Malpighiales (111)
Family: Euphorbiaceae (77)(family description)
Genus: Phyllanthus (6)
Epithet: niruri L. (1)
Synonym: Phyllanthus amarus Schumacher
amarus => bitter
niruri => name derives from the Indigenous American vernacular name