Family:
Euphorbiaceae
Synonym: Phyllanthus
simplex Retz.
Habit:
Herb
Habitat:
Moist and dry deciduous forests and grasslands, also in the plains
Flowering
& Fruiting: Throughout the year
Distribution:
India, Himalayas, Indo-China, China, Malaysia, Polynesia
Key identification features:
Seed Under Leaf is a slender, branched, hairless herb. Alternately arranged
leaves, are elliptic-oblong. Flowers are tiny, hanging from slender stalks.
Male flowers on shorter, with oblong sepals and free stamens. Female flowers
are on longer often together with 1 or 2 male flowers. Capsules are depressed
spheres.
Uses:
Used
for liver ailments, jaundice, diabetes, gonorrhea.
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