Thursday, June 27, 2024

Phyllanthus reticulatus Poir.

 

Family: Euphorbiaceae

Synonym: Anisonema reticulatum (Poir.) A.Juss., Cicca reticulata (Poir.) Kurz

Vernacular name: Kattuniruri,Kilanelli,Neeroli,Neeruri,Nirnelli,Poolanchedy

Habit: Shrub

Habitat: Stream banks, lake shores and also in moist deciduous and semi-evergreen forests

Distribution: Paleotropics

Flowering and Fruiting: August-December

Key identification features: Scandent shrubs have pubescent branches with leaves that are elliptic, Male flowers occur in axillary fascicles. Female flowers are solitary. Fruits is globose, black with 8-10 seeds.

Uses: The twigs are used as chew-sticks and toothbrushes. Stem and leaf decoction is used as mordant and for dyeing cotton black. A soup made of the leaves, boiled with palm fruits, given to woman after child-birth.



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