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On 22 August 2013 01:18, Vijayasankar <[email protected]> wrote: > Alok ji, > > This confusion is widespread, universal and is also not new! Thanks for > rekindling! > > As far as I know, *Phyllanthus niruri* L. does not occur in India. It is > native to tropical Americas (as per GRIN). > The species reported in several Indian literature (incl. FBI) in the past > as* P. niruri *L. is now correctly known as *P. amarus* Schum. > The latter species is also originally of American origin, but is widely > naturalized in many paleotropical countries, including India. > If you see two different but looking-alike plants in India, then they may > be of two different species (P. fraternus, native to India and Pakistan, is > often confused with P. amarus). > Please refer to recent studies for more details about species of > Phyllanthus in India (given below). > As usual, you can post the pictures of your plants here for id. > > Here is a key from Webster's "Revision of > Phyllanthus..."<http://link.springer.com/article/10.2307/2805721> > : > > *Phyllanthus amarus* Schum.: Seeds ribbed or striate, less than 1.5 mm > long; fruiting calyx lobes less than > 1.5 mm long, midrib unbranched; style branches scarcely capitate. > > *Phyllanthus niruri* L.: Seeds verruculose, 1.5 mm long or more; fruiting > calyx lobes more than 1.5 mm > long, pinnately veined; style branches with capitate stigmas. > > Suggested readings: > 1. Chaudhary, L. B. ; Rao, R. R. (2002) *Taxonomic study of herbaceous > species of Phyllanthus L. (Euphorbiaceae) in India* Phytotaxonomy, 2 . > 143- 162. ISSN 0972-4206 > 2. Webster, Grady L. "A revision of Phyllanthus (Euphorbiaceae) in the > continental United States." *Brittonia* 22.1 (1970): 44-76. > > > Regards > > Vijayasankar Raman > National Center for Natural Products Research > University of Mississippi > > > On Tue, Aug 20, 2013 at 6:31 AM, Alok Goyal <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hallo all >> >> Can you please guide me to the differences between Phyllanthus amarus and >> Phyllanthus niruri... >> >> i mean the two are presented at many places interchangeable probably and >> whatever is present on net is very confusing... >> >> Alok >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "efloraofindia" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
