Phyllanthus distichus

Phyllanthus distichus

Phyllanthus distichus is a species of flowering plant in the family Phyllanthaceae. It ia native to the Hawaiian Islands.

Uses

Diabetes, Fever.

Parts Used

Fruits, Leaves.

Chemical Composition

These fruits are reputed to contain high amounts of ascorbic acid (vitamin C), and have bitter taste that may derive from a high density of ellagitannins etc.

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada	Betta nelli, Amalaka
Hindi	आँवला Aonla
Malayalam	Nelli, Nellikka
Tamil	Nelli
Telugu	Usiri, Usirikaya
Marathi	NA
Gujarathi	NA
Punjabi	NA
Kashmiri	NA
Sanskrit	Dhatri, amalaka
English	Amla, Indian gooseberry

Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Veerya

Cold(Sheeta)

Habit

Tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature
Simple	Round in outline	10–20 cm (3.9–7.9 in) long subsessile and closely set along branchlets, light green, resembling pinnate leaves.

Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
Bisexual		Greenish-yellow

Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information
Simple Fruit	Spherical	Smooth and hard on appearance, with six vertical stripes or furrows	Light greenish-yellow		{{{6}}}

Mode of Propagation

Seeds.

How to plant/cultivate

A plant mainly of the hot, tropical lowlands, succeeding in both humid and semi-arid areas. It can also be found at elevations up to 2,300 metres in southern China. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 20 - 29°c, but can tolerate 14 - 35°c. It prefers a mean annual rainfall in the range 1,500 - 2,500mm, but tolerates 700 - 4,200mm.

Commonly seen growing in areas

Lowland forest.

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External Links

• Phyllanthus distichus on theplantlist.org