Phyllanthus maderaspatensis

Phyllanthus maderaspatensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malpighiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Malpighiales

Familia: Phyllanthaceae
Subfamilia: Phyllanthoideae
Tribus: Phyllantheae
Genus: Phyllanthus
Species: Phyllanthus maderaspatensis
Varietiesː P. m. var. exasperata – P. m. var. frazieri – P. m. var. maderaspatensis

Name

Phyllanthus maderaspatensis L., 1753

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Diasperus maderaspatensis (L.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 600 (1891)
  • Nellica maderaspatana Raf. in Sylva Tellur.: 92 (1838), nom. superfl.
  • Nellica maderaspatensis (L.) R.W.Bouman in Phytotaxa 540: 13 (2022)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Cosmopolitan Regional:Tropical Africa, Asia & Australia Aldabra, Andaman Is., Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Caprivi Strip, Central African Republic, Chad, China Southeast, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, Ghana, Gulf States, India, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Laccadive Is., Lesotho, Madagascar, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, New Guinea, New South Wales, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Oman, Pakistan, Queensland, Rwanda, Réunion, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Socotra, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Uganda, Vietnam, Western Australia, Yemen, Zaïre ̽** Introduced into: Chagos Archipelago, Seychelles References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 982. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae (and Pandaceae) 1-4: 1-1622. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Phyllanthus maderaspatensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 April 24. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Phyllanthus maderaspatensis. Published online. Accessed: April 24 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. Phyllanthus maderaspatensis. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2025. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2025 April 24. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Phyllanthus maderaspatensis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 24 April 2025. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Phyllanthus maderaspatensis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• தமிழ்: நில நெல்லி