Phyllanthus virgatus
G.Forst.
Phyllanthaceae
Diasperus beckleri (Müll.Arg.) Kuntze
Diasperus conterminus (Müll.Arg.) Kuntze
Diasperus depressus Kuntze
Diasperus minutiflorus (F.Muell. ex Müll.Arg.) Kuntze
Diasperus miquelianus (Müll.Arg.) Kuntze
Diasperus pedunculatus (Kostel.) Kuntze
Diasperus virgatus (G.Forst.) Kuntze
Macraea gardneriana Wight
Macraea oblongifolia Wight
Macraea ovalifolia Wight
Melanthesa anceps (Vahl) Miq.
Melanthesa rupestris Miq.
Phyllanthus anceps Vahl
Phyllanthus beckleri Müll.Arg.
Phyllanthus conterminus Müll.Arg.
Phyllanthus eboracensis S.Moore
Phyllanthus filicaulis Benth.
Phyllanthus fruticosus B.Heyne ex Benth.
Phyllanthus gardneri Thwaites
Phyllanthus gardnerianus (Wight) Baill.
Phyllanthus gracillimus F.Muell. ex Benth.
Phyllanthus marginatus B.Heyne ex Benth.
Phyllanthus minutiflorus F.Muell. ex Müll.Arg.
Phyllanthus miquelianus Müll.Arg.
Phyllanthus patens Miq. ex Müll.Arg.
Phyllanthus pedunculatus Kostel.
Phyllanthus pratensis Pancher ex Baill.
Phyllanthus simplex Retz.
Phyllanthus trachygyne Benth.
Phyllanthus weinlandii K.Schum.
Common Name:
Flowering and fruiting plant - this is an erect form, it sometimes becomes prostrate
Photograph by: Harry Rose
General Information
Phyllanthus virgatus is an erect to prostrate, annual or perennial plant with slender, branched stems that can become more or less woody. It usually grows up to 60cm tall, occasionally reaching 100cm[
266- Title
- Flora of China
- Publication
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- Author
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- 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.
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310- Title
- Plant Resources of Southeast Asia
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://proseanet.org/
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- Year
- 0
- ISBN
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- Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
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The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and possibly also as a food..
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
266- Title
- Flora of China
- Publication
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- Author
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- 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.
Range
E. Asia - China, Indian subcontinent, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines to New Guinea, Australia and the SW Pacific
Habitat
Montane grass-slopes or mixed deciduous forests, savannahs; at elevations from 200 - 1,400 metres in China[
266- Title
- Flora of China
- Publication
-
- Author
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- 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.
]. A weed of roadsides, grassy places, arable land and upland rice fields; at elevations up to 750 metres[
310- Title
- Plant Resources of Southeast Asia
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://proseanet.org/
- Publisher
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- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
].
Properties
| Weed Potential | Yes |
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Habit | Annual/Perennial |
| Height | 0.50 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
The plant is a weed of roadsides, fields, waste places etc. It has been spread through human activity through much of the Pacific[
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Edible Uses
Fruit - eaten when fully ripe[
2040- Title
- Ethnic Food Plants and Ethnic Food Preparation in Eastern Ghats and adjacent Deccan Region
- Publication
- Ethnobotany of India Vol 1 pp 129-211, 2017
- Author
- Sadasivaiah B. & Pullaiah T.
- Publisher
- Apple Academic Press; Oakville, Canada
- Year
- 2017
- ISBN
- 978-1-77188-339-9
- Description
-
]. The fruit is a purple capsule around 2 - 3mm in diameter[
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.
].
Medicinal
The plant is antipruritic, antiseptic, ophthalmic[
310- Title
- Plant Resources of Southeast Asia
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://proseanet.org/
- Publisher
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- Year
- 0
- ISBN
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- Description
- Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
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The leaf juice is used as an eyewash for inflamed eyes[
310- Title
- Plant Resources of Southeast Asia
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://proseanet.org/
- Publisher
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- Year
- 0
- ISBN
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- Description
- Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
]. The leaves are crushed and mixed with buttermilk to make a lotion for children against itching[
240- Title
- Glossary of Indian Medicinal Plants (Including the Supplement).
- Publication
-
- Author
- Chopra. R. N., Nayar. S. L. and Chopra. I. C.
- Publisher
- Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi.
- Year
- 1986
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- Very terse details of medicinal uses of plants with a wide range of references and details of research into the plants chemistry. Not for the casual reader.
,
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.
].
The fresh leaves, flowers and fruits, combined with cumin seeds and sugar, are made into an electuary which is used in the treatment of gonorrhoea[
240- Title
- Glossary of Indian Medicinal Plants (Including the Supplement).
- Publication
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- Author
- Chopra. R. N., Nayar. S. L. and Chopra. I. C.
- Publisher
- Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi.
- Year
- 1986
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- Very terse details of medicinal uses of plants with a wide range of references and details of research into the plants chemistry. Not for the casual reader.
].
Root preparations are applied topically to treat mammary abscesses[
240- Title
- Glossary of Indian Medicinal Plants (Including the Supplement).
- Publication
-
- Author
- Chopra. R. N., Nayar. S. L. and Chopra. I. C.
- Publisher
- Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi.
- Year
- 1986
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- Very terse details of medicinal uses of plants with a wide range of references and details of research into the plants chemistry. Not for the casual reader.
,
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.
].
All parts of the plant are used to treat infantile malnutrition caused by intestinal parasites[
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.
].
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed -
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