Phyllanthus urinaria

Phyllanthus urinaria

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malpighiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota 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 urinaria
Subspeciesː P. u. subsp. nudicarpus – P. u. subsp. urinaria

Name

Phyllanthus urinaria L., 1753

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Diasperus urinaria (L.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 601 (1891)
  • Emblica urinaria (L.) R.W.Bouman in Phytotaxa 540: 60 (2022)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-tropical Regional:Indian subcontinent Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Pakistan , Sri Lanka, West Himalaya Regional:Southeastern Asia Borneo, Caroline Is., Jawa, Laccadive Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maldives, Marianas, Myanmar, Nicobar Is., Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand Regional:Indo-China Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam Regional:China China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, South China Sea, Taiwan, Tibet Continental: Asia-temperate Regional:Eastern Asia Japan, Korea, Nansei-shoto, Ogasawara-shoto Continental: Australasia Regional:Papuasia New Guinea Regional:Australia Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia Introduced into: Alabama, Arkansas, Belize, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Central American Pacific Is., Chagos Archipelago, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Cook Is., Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Fiji, Florida, French Guiana, Gabon, Georgia, Ghana, Guatemala, Gulf of Guinea Is., Guyana, Haiti, Hawaii, Honduras, Illinois, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Kansas, Leeward Is., Liberia, Louisiana, Madagascar, Marquesas, Mauritius, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mississippi, New Caledonia, New York, Nicaragua, Nigeria, North Carolina, Peru, Puerto Rico, Réunion, Samoa, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Society Is., South Carolina, Suriname, Tennessee, Texas, Togo, Trinidad-Tobago, Tubuai Is., Vanuatu, Venezuela, Virginia, Windward Is., Zaïre 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 urinaria in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 April 26. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Phyllanthus urinaria. Published online. Accessed: April 26 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. Phyllanthus urinaria. 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 26. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Phyllanthus urinaria. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 26 April 2025.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Phyllanthus urinaria in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: Chamberbitter