Taxon: Phyllanthus maderaspatensis L.

Summary

Genus:

Phyllanthus

Family:

Phyllanthaceae

Subfamily:

Phyllanthoideae

Tribe:

Phyllantheae

Nomen number:

411707

Place of publication:

Sp. pl. 2:982. 1753

Typification:

View in Linnean Typification Project

Verified:

08/24/2005 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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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
Arnold, T. H. & B. C. De Wet, eds. 1993. Plants of southern Africa: names and distribution. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa no. 62
Balakrishnan, N. P. & T. Chakrabarty. 2007. The family Euphorbiaceae in India; a synopsis of its profile, taxonomy and bibliography
Berhaut, J. 1971-. Flore illustrée du Senegal.
Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
Cufodontis, G. 1953-1972. Enumeratio plantarum aethiopiae: Spermatophyta.
Friedmann, F. 1994. Flore des Seychelles ORSTOM Éditions, Paris, France.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. 1989-. Flora of Ethiopia Note: Eritrea added in 2000
Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
Padua, L. S. de et al., eds. 1999. Medicinal and poisonous plants 1. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 12(1):389.
Thulin, M., ed. 1993-. Flora of Somalia.
Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
Wood, J. R. I. 1997. A handbook of the Yemen flora.

Common names

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Africa	East Tropical Africa	Kenya			Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
1	Native	Africa	East Tropical Africa	Tanzania			Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
1	Native	Africa	East Tropical Africa	Uganda			Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
1	Native	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Eritrea			Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
1	Native	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Ethiopia			Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. 1989-. Flora of Ethiopia Note: Eritrea added in 2000
1	Native	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Somalia			Thulin, M., ed. 1993-. Flora of Somalia.
1	Native	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Yemen	Arkhabīl Suquţrá		Wood, J. R. I. 1997. A handbook of the Yemen flora.
1	Native	Africa	South Tropical Africa	Angola			Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
1	Native	Africa	South Tropical Africa	Malawi			Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
1	Native	Africa	South Tropical Africa	Mozambique			Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
1	Native	Africa	South Tropical Africa	Zambia			Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
1	Native	Africa	South Tropical Africa	Zimbabwe			Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	Botswana			Arnold, T. H. & B. C. De Wet, eds. 1993. Plants of southern Africa: names and distribution. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa no. 62
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	Eswatini			Arnold, T. H. & B. C. De Wet, eds. 1993. Plants of southern Africa: names and distribution. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa no. 62
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	Namibia			Arnold, T. H. & B. C. De Wet, eds. 1993. Plants of southern Africa: names and distribution. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa no. 62
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	South Africa	Cape Province		Arnold, T. H. & B. C. De Wet, eds. 1993. Plants of southern Africa: names and distribution. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa no. 62
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	South Africa	Free State		Arnold, T. H. & B. C. De Wet, eds. 1993. Plants of southern Africa: names and distribution. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa no. 62
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal		Arnold, T. H. & B. C. De Wet, eds. 1993. Plants of southern Africa: names and distribution. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa no. 62
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	South Africa	Transvaal		Arnold, T. H. & B. C. De Wet, eds. 1993. Plants of southern Africa: names and distribution. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa no. 62
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Côte D'Ivoire			Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Ghana			Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Mali			Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Niger			Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Nigeria			Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Senegal			Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Togo			Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
1	Native	Africa	West-Central Tropical Africa	Cameroon			Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
1	Native	Africa	West-Central Tropical Africa	Democratic Republic of the Congo			Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
1	Native	Africa	West-Central Tropical Africa	Rwanda			Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
1	Native	Africa	Western Indian Ocean	Madagascar			Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
1	Native	Africa	Western Indian Ocean	Seychelles			Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Arabian Peninsula	Yemen			Wood, J. R. I. 1997. A handbook of the Yemen flora.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Guangdong Sheng	s.	Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Bangladesh			Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Andhra Pradesh		Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Bihar		Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Goa		Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Karnataka		Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Kerala		Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Madhya Pradesh		Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Maharashtra		Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Odisha		Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Rajasthan		Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Tamil Nadu		Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Uttar Pradesh		Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Pakistan			Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Sri Lanka			Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	India	Andaman and Nicobar Islands		Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Myanmar			Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Thailand			Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Malesia	Indonesia	Jawa		Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
1	Native	Australasia	Australia	Australia	New South Wales		Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
1	Native	Australasia	Australia	Australia	Northern Territory		Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
1	Native	Australasia	Australia	Australia	Queensland		Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
1	Native	Australasia	Australia	Australia	Western Australia		Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
4	Naturalized					natzd. elsewhere	Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae

Native
Africa

NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Yemen [Arkhabīl Suquţrá]
EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda
WEST TROPICAL AFRICA: Côte D'Ivoire, Ghana, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Togo
SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Angola, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe
SOUTHERN AFRICA: Botswana, Namibia, Eswatini, South Africa [Cape Province, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Transvaal]
WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Madagascar, Seychelles

Asia-Temperate

ARABIAN PENINSULA: Yemen
CHINA: China [Guangdong Sheng (s.)]

Asia-Tropical

INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Bangladesh, India [Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Goa], Sri Lanka, Pakistan
INDO-CHINA: India [Andaman and Nicobar Islands], Myanmar, Thailand
MALESIA: Indonesia [Jawa]

Australasia

AUSTRALIA: Australia [New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia, Northern Territory]

Naturalized (natzd. elsewhere)

Reference(s)

Arnold, T. H. & B. C. De Wet, eds. 1993. Plants of southern Africa: names and distribution. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa no. 62
Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. 1989-. Flora of Ethiopia Note: Eritrea added in 2000
Thulin, M., ed. 1993-. Flora of Somalia.
Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
Wood, J. R. I. 1997. A handbook of the Yemen flora.

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Medicines	folklore		Padua, L. S. de et al., eds. 1999. Medicinal and poisonous plants 1. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 12(1):389.
Vertebrate poisons	mammals		Wood, J. R. I. 1997. A handbook of the Yemen flora.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=411707. Accessed 11 May 2026.