M.M.P.N.D. - Sorting Phyllanthus names

MULTILINGUAL MULTISCRIPT PLANT NAME DATABASE

Sorting Phyllanthus names

Species on this page ( A = names approved by most authorities, s = approved as synonyms) :

Phyllanthus acidus (L.) Skeels
Phyllanthus alatus Blume -> ?
Phyllanthus cantonensis Hornem -> Phyllanthus urinaria L.
Phyllanthus cantonensis Schweigg. -> Phyllanthus urinaria L.
Phyllanthus cicca Müll. Arg. -> Phyllanthus acidus (L.) Skeels
Phyllanthus cochinchinensis (Lour.) Spreng.
Phyllanthus distichus (L.) Müll. Arg. -> Phyllanthus acidus (L.) Skeels
Phyllanthus echinatus Wall. ->
Phyllanthus emblica L.
Phyllanthus filiformis Pavon ex Baillon -> Phyllanthus niruri L.
Phyllanthus fraternus G. L. Webster -> Phyllanthus niruri L.
Phyllanthus lepidocarpus Sieb. et Zucc. -> ?
Phyllanthus leprocarpus Wight. -> ?
Phyllanthus mairei Lév. -> Phyllanthus emblica L.
Phyllanthus myrtifolius Moon
Phyllanthus niruri L.
Phyllanthus niruri Thunb. -> Phyllanthus urinaria L.
Phyllanthus parvifolius Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don
Phyllanthus parvifolius Steud.
Phyllanthus reticulatus Poir.
Phyllanthus simplex Retz.
Phyllanthus urinaria L.
Phyllanthus urinaria L. subsp. nudicarpus Rossignol & R.Haicour
Phyllanthus urinaria Wall. -> Phyllanthus niruri L.
Phyllanthus urinaria Willd. -> Phyllanthus rotundifolia xx
Phyllanthus virgatus G. Frost.

Phyllanthus acidus (L.) Skeels

SYNONYM(S) : Averrhoa acida L., Cicca acida (L.) Merill, Cicca acidissima Blanco, Cicca disticha L., Cicca nodiflora Lam., Phyllanthus cicca Müll. Arg., Phyllanthus distichus (L.) Müll. Arg.

BENGALI : Aamloki, Amloki (Perhaps names of P. emblica only) ?

BURMESE : Thinbozihpyoo.

ENGLISH : Country gooseberry, Indian gooseberry, Malay gooseberry, Otaheite gooseberry, Star gooseberry, Tahitian gooseberry, West India gooseberry,

FRENCH : Groseillier des Antilles (West Indies), Surette (Tahiti).

GERMAN : Sternstachelbeerbaum.

HINDI : Chalmeri, Chota aonla, Harparauri, Harphanevadi, Harpharevadi.

KHMER : Kântouot srôk.

LAOTIAN : Mak-nhom, Nhom ban.

MADURESE : Careme.

MALAY : Balangka (Indonesia), Carameng (Sulawesi), Ceremai (Indonesia), Ceremoi (Aceh), Cerme (Java), Cermen (Bali), Chermai, Karsinta (Indonesia), Kemlaka (Indonesia), Kemloko (Indonesia), Malaka (Indonesia).

MARATHI : Harparrevdi, Roi-avala. <- these need checking

NEPALESE :

Harii phala,

Kaathe amalaa,

   Paate amalaa.

PORTUGUESE : Groselha (Brazil).

SANSKRIT : Lavali, Laveni, Pandu, Skandhaphara.

SPANISH :   Cereza amarilla (Puerto Rico), Cerezo agrio (Venezuela), Cerezo comun (Puerto Rico), Cerezo de la tierra (Puerto Rico), Cerezo occidental (Cuba), Ciruela corteña, Guinda (El Salvador), Grosella (Costa Rica, Cuba, Guatemala, Nicaragua), Manzana estrella (Mexico), Pimienta (El Salvador).

SUNDANESE : Careme, Cerme.

TAGALOG : Iba (Philippines), Bangkiling, Karmay.

THAI : มะยม   Ma yom.

VIETNAMESE : Chùm ruôt, Tâm ruôt. <- these need checking with Ho, only found in non-Viet. lit.

Phyllanthus amarus Schumach. & Thonn.

BENGALI : Bhui amla.

ENGLISH : Black catnip, Carry me seed, Child pick-a-back, Gale of wind, Gulf leaf flower, Hurricane weed, Shatterstone, Stone breaker.

FRENCH : Poudre de plomb (Ivory Coast).

GERMAN : Weisse Blatt-blume.

HINDI : Bhui aonla, Jaramla, Jangli amli.

KANNADA : Nelanelli.

SANSKRIT : Bhumyaamalaki, Bhumyaamlaki, Jar amla, Jaramala, Thamalaki.

SPANISH : Yerba mágica (Cuba).

TAMIL : Keela nelli (Kilanelli).

AFRICAN NAMES : Ahlivi (Mina - Togo), Bomagua kéné (Ivory Coast), Bounou (Ivory Coast), Bounou honlin (Ivory Coast), Hinlinwe (West Africa), Mokichinento (Korokoro - East Africa), Tsekulemegbe (Ouatchi - Togo).

This species appears to share a number of common names with the closely related Phyllanthus niruri Thunb. / Phyllanthus urinaria L.

Phyllanthus cochinchinensis (Lour.) Spreng.

CHINESE : 越南葉下珠 Yue nan ye xia zhu.

Phyllanthus emblica L.
SYNONYM(S) :   Cicca emblica Kurz, Emblica officinalis Gaertn., Mirobalanus embilica Burm., Phyllanthus mairei Lév.

ARABIC :   أملج .

BENGALI : Aamloki, Amloki.

BURMESE : Mai kham.

CHINESE :   余甘子 Yu gan zi 餘甘子 Yu gan zi (Hong Kong),    油甘子   You gan zi (Hong Kong).

ENGLISH : Emblic, Emblic myrobalan, Malacca tree, Indian gooseberry.

GERMAN : Ambla-Baum, Myrobalanenbaum.

HINDI : Amla, Amlaki, आंवला    Amvalaa, Aonla, Aovla.

LAOTIAN : Kok mak kham pom.

MALAY : Kemloko (Java), Melakka, Pokok dukung anak, Pokok melaka.

KHMER : Kântouot préi.

NEPALESE :

   Amalaa, Rikhiya.

RUSSIAN :   Филлантус эмблика    Fillantus emblika.

SANSKRIT : Amalaki, Dhatriphala.

SPANISH : Mirobalano, Neli.

THAI : มะขามป้อม Makhaam pom , กันโตด   Kan tot , กำหวด Kam huat, กำทวด Kam thuat , สันยาส่า San ya sa (Karen).

VIETNAMESE : Chùm ruôt nui, Kam lam, Me rùng. <- these need checking with Ho, only found in non-Viet. lit.

Phyllanthus myrtifolius Moon

CHINESE : 錫蘭葉下珠 (Taiwan).

Phyllanthus niruri L.

SYNONYM(S) : Diasperus niruri ( L. ) Kuntze, Phyllanthus fraternus Webster, Phyllanthus filiformis Pavon ex Baillon

FRENCH : Quinine créole.

HINDI : Bhuiaonla.

PORTUGUESE : Quebrapedra (Brazil).

SANSKRIT : Ajata, Amala, Bbumyamalaki, Sukshmadala, Vituntika.

SPANISH : Chancapiedra (Peru), Quinina criolla.

See note.

Phyllanthus parvifolius Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don

NEPALESE :

Kareto,

Thuulo khareto.

Phyllanthus parvifolius Steud.

CHINESE : Awaiting feedback.

Phyllanthus reticulatus Poir.

CHINESE : 小果葉下珠 Xiao guo ye xia zhu (Hong Kong).

TAMIL : Karuvilangi.

Phyllanthus simplex Retz.

SYNONYM(S) : Awaiting feedback.

HINDI : Bhui aonla.

Phyllanthus urinaria L.

SYNONYM(S) :   Diasperus urinaria Kuntze, Phyllanthus cantonensis Hornem, Phyllanthus cantonensis Schweigg., Phyllanthus niruri Thunb.

CHINESE : 叶下珠 Ye xia zhu, 葉下珠 Ye xia zhu (Hong Kong, Taiwan), 珍珠草   Zen zhu cao (Hong Kong).

ENGLISH : Child-pick-a-back.

HINDI : Bhuiaonla, .Kilanelli.

KANNADA : Kiranelligida.

LAOTIAN :   Sa no khok.

MALAY : Dukung anak, Kelek anak, Turi Hutan, Meniran (Indonesia).

MARATHI : Bhuiavli.

SANSKRIT : Ajata, Amala, Bumyamalaki, Sukshmadala, Vituntika.

See note regarding names from India.

Phyllanthus urinaria L. subsp. nudicarpus Rossignol & R.Haicour

TAGALOG : Awaiting feedback.

VIETNAMESE : Awaiting feedback.

Phyllanthus virgatus G. Forst.

NEPALESE :

Bhuii amalaa.

HOW TO CITE THIS PAGE / COLLECTION OF RECORDS

Porcher Michel H. et al. 1995 - 2020, Sorting Phyllanthus Names. Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (M.M.P.N.D) - A Work in Progress. Institute of Land & Food Resources. The University of Melbourne. Australia. < http://gmr.landfood.unimelb.edu.au/Plantnames/Sorting/Phyllanthus.html > (2004).

REFERENCES
General Bibliography

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REFERENCES
Online

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REFERENCES
Specific to this genus

Asiamaya Dotcom

Indonesia

, 2004, Indonesia & Asia Database. Jamu

Indonesia

, Indonesian Herbal Medicine. Index. < http://www.asiamaya.com/jamu/index_jamuinfo.htm >.

Himalaya Drug Company, 2001 - 2004, Herbal Monograph : Emblica officinalis Gaertn. < http://www.himalayahealthcare.com/herbfinder/h_nardos.htm >. (HIM)

Mathew George (Dr.), 2004, Phyllanthus amarus Schum. & Thonn. Medical Panorama. Homeopathic. Virtual Medical World. < http://www.similima.com/proving1c.htm >.

Melur.com 2003 - 2004, Khazanah Herba Warisan Bumi. Portal Komuniti Herba. < http://www.melur.com/myherba.asp?plant_id=26 >.

USDA, ARS, 2004, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov/var/apache/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxdump.pl?phyllanthus (23 August 2004) Botanical Latin.

NOTE

The following names could be applicable to Phyllanthus niruri Thunb. (which may be Phyllanthus urinaria L.), an Asian species, instead of Phyllanthus niruri L. which appears to be rather from the Americas.

HINDI : Bhuiaonla.
KANNADA : Kiranelligida.
MALAY : Dukung anak, Kelek anak, Turi Hutan, Meniran (Indonesia).
MARATHI : Bhuiavli.
SANSKRIT : Ajata, Amala, Bumyamalaki, Sukshmadala, Vituntika.

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