Phyllanthus niruri

Also known as Medicinal Herbs

species of plant

Species

SPECIES

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderMalpighiales
FamilyPhyllanthaceae

Native toArgentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic

Observations recorded8,383

Common Name: Quiebrapiedra, viernes santo, barbasquillo, chanca piedra, flor escondida, huevo abajo, paracelsa.

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Image: Quebra-Pedra. Phyllanthus niruri.JPG

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taxon name: Phyllanthus niruri
Commons category: Phyllanthus niruri
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=28124
short name: P. niruri
taxon author citation: auct. non L. : P. T. Li
external data available at URL: www.gbif.org/dataset/93725bf2-6ada-47f9-bd5e-0e679e3d245e
taxon common name: quebra-pedra
fruit color: brown

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Phyllanthus niruri in the genus Phyllanthus of the family Phyllanthaceae is a widespread tropical plant commonly found in coastal areas from Texas southward through Mexico, Central America, and wide regions of South America and India. It has the common name chanca piedra among numerous others in Spanish.

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