Phyllanthus fraternus

• Botanical Name : Phyllanthus fraternus G. L. Webster
• Synonyms : Phyllanthus niruri L.
• Common Name : Gulf Leaf-Flower, Bhoi Amli
• Plant Family : Euphorbiaceae
• Plant Form : Herb
• Occurrence (Sectors) : 1-30
• Occurrence (Special Areas) : Gujarat Forestry Research Foundation, Indroda Park, Ayurvedic Udyan, Punit Van, Sarita Udyan, Van Chetana Kendra, Infocity, Basan, Aranya Van

About Phyllanthus fraternus Plant :

• Habit : A small, annual, herb with a crown of leaves on the top.
• Leaves : Numerous, subsessile, distichous, very small, elliptic-oblong, obtuse, stipules lanceolate, acute.
• Flowers :
  • Yellowish, small, axillary, the males 1-3, the female solitary.
  • Sepals 4-6, stamens 3.
  • Ovary 3-celled, styles 3, free, 2-lobed, disk present in both.
• Fruits : Capsule globose.
• Flowering and Fruiting Time : July - September
• Significance : Common weed everywhere.