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Phyllanthus,CUBE Homelab cherukkad,Kozhikode Kerala.
- Phyllanthus urinaria.
Photo : @Theertha ,CUBE Homelab ,cherukkad Kozhikode .
IDENTIFICATION
Photo: Theertha
Observations:
Phyllanthus urinaria.
Erect annual herb.
Leaves:Simple,Alternate & stipulate(stipule is a out growth borne in the base of petiole)
Leaf base-not equal.
Leaf tip-pointed.
Epidermal hairs are present.
Fruit:Capsule.
surface-Rough(presence of wart like projections).
Number of locules:6
Flower:Axillary
Tepal:6.
- Phyllanthus amarus.
Photo: Theertha
Observations:
Phyllanthus amarus.
Leaves:Alternate & stipulate.
Leaf base-equal.
Leaf tip-rounded.
Symmetry-equal symmetry.
Fruit:Capsule.
surface-smooth.
Number of locules:6
Stem: Anatomy.
Circular in shape.
Tepal:5.
Reference for Phyllanthus urinaria and Phyllanthus amarus.
- Phyllanthus debilis
Phyllanthus debilis.
Leaves:Alternate .
Leaf base-equal.
Leaf tip-pointed.
Symmetry-equal symmetry.
Fruit:Capsule.
surface-smooth.
Stem:Angular in shape.
Flower:
Tepal:6
Place:Cherukkad ,Kozhikode
Date:9/09/2022
Theertha
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/285787527_Systematic_studies_in_herbaceous_Phyllanthus_spp_region_Tiruchirappalli_district_in_India_and_a_simple_key_to_authenticate_'Bhumyamalaki’complex_members
- Phyllanthus tenellus.
Plant : Phyllanthus tenellus.
Long stalked phyllanthus.
Erect annual herb.
Leaves:
Alternate,leaf hair absent,oblong in shape(subacute -leaf tip,acute to rounded - leaf base)
Fruit :
Capsule:Smooth.
On short stalked .
Flowers with 1.5-5 mm long stalks.
5 sepal.
Date:22/05/2021.
Place: Cherukkad,Kozhikode.
Data collected by: Theertha.
Comparison between Phyllanthus debilis, Phyllanthus urinaria and Phyllanthus amarus.
A)Leaf tip
Photo: Theertha
B)Leaf base.
Photo : Theertha
Comparison between Phyllanthus urinaria and Phyllanthus amarus.
Photo :Lakshmy PJ
A)Leaf based.
Photo : Theertha
B)Leaf Apex
Photo : Theertha
C)stem shape
Photo : Theertha
D) Fruit shape
Photo : @Lakshmy PJ
E)flower
Photo: Lakshmy PJ
Leaf structure: Phyllanthus
Photo : @Shraddha276
Fruit:
Photo @Shraddha276
Phyllanthus urinaria.
Photo:@shraddha
