Phyllanthaceae FAMILY

Phyllanthus niruroides

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Phyllanthus niruroides is a few-branched, erect, annual plant growing up to 25cm tall[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local medicinal use.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeTropical Africa - Guinea to Cameroon and Central African Republic, south to Angola and DR Congo.

HabitatWet grassland in deciduous woodland. It also occurs on waste ground and in disturbed localities, at elevations from 900 - 1,500 metres, occasionally to 2,300 metres[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ].