Phyllanthaceae FAMILY

Phyllanthus urinaria

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

The crushed plant is used as a fish poison[ 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. ].

Botanical Description

Phyllanthus urinaria is an erect or sprawling, annual or short-lived perennial plant growing up to 80cm tall[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. The main stem is much branched at its base[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. The plant is a popular herbal remedy, available for sale on the internet. It is not cultivated, but is commonly gathered from the wild.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangePerhaps only native in tropical and subtropical Asia, but now also found in tropical America, west Africa and Australia.

HabitatDry fields, roadsides, wastelands, forest margins; at elevations of 100 - 600 metres in China[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. common weed of waste places, clearings, gardens, along paths, but is also found in evergreen forest and bamboo forest; to 1,500 metres[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ].