Phyllanthus maderaspatensis
Species of flowering plant
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| 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) | |
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Phyllanthus maderaspatensis is a perennial herbaceous species of plant in the family Phyllanthaceae,[3] widespread in tropical and subtropical areas of the old world,[4] 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.[1]
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.[5] Indian herbal medicine for liver troubles called Bhumyamlaki might use the plant.[6]
Africa
Tanzania
The pounded form of the whole plant is applied to scabies.[5]
Niger
The plant is used as an aphrodisiac.[5]
Kenya
The smoke from the burning plants is used to exterminate caterpillars in maize.[5]
References
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- ^ a b "Phyllanthus maderaspatensis L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
- ^ The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, retrieved 25 December 2015
- ^ The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, retrieved 27 January 2016
- ^ Hyde, M.A.; Wursten, B.T.; Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M., Flora of Zimbabwe, retrieved 25 December 2015
- ^ a b c d Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, Ameenah; Schmelzer, Gabriella Harriet (2008). Medicinal Plants. PROTA. p. 425. ISBN 978-9057822049.
- ^ Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, Ameenah; Schmelzer, Gabriella Harriet (2008). Medicinal Plants. PROTA. p. 423. ISBN 978-9057822049.
- Bingtao Li & Michael G. Gilbert (2008), "Phyllanthus maderaspatensis Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 2: 982. 1753", Flora of China online, vol. 11
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