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Taxon:
Phyllanthus amarus
Schumach.
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Phyllanthus
Family:
Phyllanthaceae
Subfamily:
Phyllanthoideae
Tribe:
Phyllantheae
Nomen number:
401814
Place of publication:
Beskr. Guin. pl. 421. 1827
Protologue link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35195549
Comment:
the name and diagnosis together are ascribed to Schumacher (
Shenzhen ICN
46, Ex. 11, 15, & 24), although the description is ascribed to Thonning
Verified:
08/25/2005
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Reference(s)
Airy Shaw, H. K.
1971. The Euphorbiaceae of Siam. Kew Bull. 26:317.
Airy Shaw, H. K.
1975. The Euphorbiaceae of Borneo. Kew Bull. add. ser., 4:182.
Airy Shaw, H. K.
1980. The Euphorbiaceae of New Guinea. Kew Bull. add. ser., 8:182-183.
Airy Shaw, H. K.
1981. The Euphorbiaceae of Sumatra. Kew Bull. 36:336-337.
Airy Shaw, H. K.
1982. The Euphorbiaceae of Central Malesia (Celebes, Moluccas, Lesser Sunda Is.). Kew Bull. 37:31.
Balakrishnan, N. P. & T. Chakrabarty.
2007. The family Euphorbiaceae in India; a synopsis of its profile, taxonomy and bibliography
Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi.
1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
Erhardt, W. et al.
2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
Fosberg, F. R. et al.
1979-1982. Geographical checklist of the Micronesian Dicotyledonae/ Pteridophyta and Gymnospermae.
George, A. S., ed.
1980-. Flora of Australia. 50:264.
Govaerts, R. et al.
2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
URL:
http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/home.do
Groth, D.
2005. pers. comm.
Note:
re. Brazilian common names
Hara, H. et al.
1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal.
Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards.
1989-. Flora of Ethiopia
Note:
Eritrea added in 2000
Holm, L. et al.
1979. A geographical atlas of world weeds
Howard, R.
1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds.
1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker.
2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Padua, L. S. de et al., eds.
1999. Medicinal and poisonous plants 1. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 12(1):387.
URL:
http://proseanet.org
Smith, A. C.
1979-1991. Flora vitiensis nova.
Steyermark, J. A. et al., eds.
1995-. Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana.
Note:
Missouri Botanical Garden & Timber Press
Webster, G. L.
1957. A monographic study of the West Indian species of
Phyllanthus
. J. Arnold Arbor. 38:313.
Webster, G. L.
1970. A revision of
Phyllanthus
in the continental United States. Brittonia 22:69-70.
Wood, J. R. I.
1997. A handbook of the Yemen flora.
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds.
1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
URL:
http://www.efloras.org/browse.aspx?flora_id=2
Common names
English
carry-me-seed –
Reference(s)
German
bittere Blattblüte –
Reference(s)
Portuguese (Brazil)
arrebenta-pedra –
Reference(s)
fura-pedra –
Reference(s)
quebra-pedra –
Reference(s)
Distribution
Exportable format
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Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Northern America
Mexico
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Florida
1
Native
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Anguilla
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Antigua and Barbuda
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Bahamas
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Cuba
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Dominica
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Dominican Republic
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Grenada
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Guadeloupe
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Haiti
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Jamaica
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Martinique
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Montserrat
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
St. Lucia
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
St. Vincent and Grenadines
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Trinidad and Tobago
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
United States
Puerto Rico
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
United States
Virgin Islands, U.S.
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Belize
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Costa Rica
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
El Salvador
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Guatemala
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Honduras
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Nicaragua
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Panama
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
French Guiana
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
Guyana
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
Suriname
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
Venezuela
1
Native
Southern America
Southern South America
Argentina
1
Native
Southern America
Southern South America
Paraguay
1
Native
Southern America
Southern South America
Uruguay
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Bolivia
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Colombia
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Ecuador
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Peru
4
Naturalized
natzd. in paleotropics
Native
Northern America
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.:
United States
[Florida]
REGION:
Mexico
Southern America
CARIBBEAN:
Anguilla
,
Antigua and Barbuda
,
Bahamas
,
Cuba
,
Dominica
,
Dominican Republic
,
Guadeloupe
,
Grenada
,
Haiti
,
Jamaica
,
St. Lucia
,
Montserrat
,
Martinique
,
Trinidad and Tobago
,
United States
[Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, U.S.],
St. Vincent and Grenadines
CENTRAL AMERICA:
Belize
,
Costa Rica
,
Guatemala
,
Honduras
,
Nicaragua
,
Panama
,
El Salvador
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
French Guiana
,
Guyana
,
Suriname
,
Venezuela
BRAZIL:
Brazil
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Bolivia
,
Colombia
,
Ecuador
,
Peru
SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Argentina
,
Paraguay
,
Uruguay
Naturalized
(natzd. in paleotropics)
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Medicines
folklore
fide Pl Res SEAs 12(1):387. 1999; Herbs Commerce ed2; F ChinaEng
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker.
2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Weed
potential seed contaminant
Holm, L. et al.
1979. A geographical atlas of world weeds
Name
References