Phyllanthus amarus

Botanical Description

Phyllanthus amarus is an erect, annual plant growing from 10 - 50cm tall, but usually less than 30cm[ 305 Title Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk Publication Author Website http://www.hear.org/pier/scientificnames/index.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A very good website detailing weed species that have been introduced into the Pacific Islands. , 595 Title Journal of the Arnold Arboretum. Vol. 38 Publication Author Various Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Harvard University. Year 1957 ISBN Description Amongst other things, it contains an article on the Juglans of central America. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The stem can be branched or unbranched[ 595 Title Journal of the Arnold Arboretum. Vol. 38 Publication Author Various Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Harvard University. Year 1957 ISBN Description Amongst other things, it contains an article on the Juglans of central America. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The plant is commonly gathered from the wild for local medicinal use. It is cultivated for medicinal use in some areas, especially India, and is traded commercially[ 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. ]. There are some named varieties[ 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. ].