Strictly speaking this plant is P. fraternus having 5 tepals and male and female flowers in separate part of the inflorescence, male in clusters of 2-3 in lower part and female singly in upper part. P. amarus has six tepals and male and female flowers occur in same axils, is also supposed to have smaller leaves. Frankly the two look very similar in habit (the leaves of P. fraternus almost as small as P. amarus towards the end of flowering season). They are distinct species if you follow GRIN taxonomy website, and P. fraternus synonym of P. amarus (priority application) if you follow Kew World checklist. Take your pick.
-- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Fri, Nov 20, 2009 at 5:30 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: > Vijayasankar ji ... but why "probably *P. fraternus"*, if already asserted > it to be "not *P. amarus"* ? > I believe there can be no other *Phyllanthus* species comimg closer to > these two. > > Regards. > > > > > On Fri, Nov 20, 2009 at 5:20 PM, Vijayasankar Raman < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Dear Dinesh ji, >> >> There is no confusion regarding P. niruri because it doesn't occur in >> India. All plants which earlier called in that name are belong to (and to be >> called as) P. amarus, as we all know. >> >> And the attached picture 1225059862_a5fc85a488_o.jpg is not P. amarus. >> Probably P. fraternus. >> >> -- >> With regards >> >> R. Vijayasankar >> FRLHT, Bangalore >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "indiantreepix" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "indiantreepix" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=.
