Phyllanthus niruri L.

Kingdom: Plantae (2715)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)

      Order: Malpighiales (120)

        Family: Euphorbiaceae (80)(family description)

          Genus: Phyllanthus (5)

            Epithet: niruri L. (1)

Synonym: Phyllanthus amarus Schumacher

amarus => bitter

niruri => name derives from the Indigenous American vernacular name

Climate: tropical

Habitat: mesophytic

Habit: herb

Flower colour: green, yellow, white

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• [332] Phyllanthus amarus - Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)

• [12] Dokosi, O.B. (1998): Herbs of Ghana. Ghana University Press, Accra, Ghana.
• [13] Sauerborn E., Sauerborn J. (1985): Wichtige Unkrautarten der Tropen und Subtropen. Verlag Josef Margraf, Weikersheim, Germany.