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Phyllanthus amarus is a small, annual plant that grows to a height of 30–60 cm. Its thin branches spread out, and each branch has two rows of small, elliptic-oblong leaves of 5-10mm long that are arranged alternately. [3] Its radial flowers are star-shaped and of about 2mm in size. [4]
Edwin Safford wrote in 1905 that Glochidion marianum was used by the Chamorros of Guam to make cart shafts, as the wood is very strong. [23] Glochidion species are some of the most widespread medicinal plants used among the peoples of the Pacific, typically using the leaves and bark. However, no specific medicinal uses have been recorded from ...
Phyllanthaceae is a family of flowering plants in the eudicot order Malpighiales.It is most closely related to the family Picrodendraceae. [3]The Phyllanthaceae are most numerous in the tropics, with many in the south temperate zone, and a few ranging as far north as the middle of the north temperate zone.
Phyllanthus is the largest genus in the plant family Phyllanthaceae. Estimates of the number of species in this genus vary widely, from 750 [ 2 ] to 1200. [ 3 ] Phyllanthus has a remarkable diversity of growth forms including annual and perennial herbs , shrubs , climbers , floating aquatics , and pachycaulous succulents .
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Phyllanthus tireliae M.Schmid – New Caledonia (Massif du Boulinda) Phyllanthus tixieri M.Schmid – New Caledonia (Kouaoua Reg.) Phyllanthus torrentium Müll.Arg. – New Caledonia; Phyllanthus touranensis Beille – Vietnam; Phyllanthus triandrus (Blanco) Müll.Arg. – N. & Central Philippines; Phyllanthus trichogynus (Müll.Arg.) Müll.Arg ...
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Medicinal plants are widely used as folk medicine in non-industrialized societies, mainly because they are readily available and cheaper than modern medicines. The annual global export value of the thousands of types of plants with medicinal properties was estimated to be US$60 billion per year and growing at the rate of 6% per annum.