Phyllanthaceae » Phyllanthus reticulatus (syn.: Kirganelia reticulata)


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commonly known as: black-berried featherfoil, black-honey shrub, potato-bush, netted-leaved leaf-flower • Assamese: আম্লখি amlakhi • Bengali: panjuli • Gujarati: કંબોઈ kamboi • Hindi: काले मध का पेड़ kale madh ka per, माषी makhi, panjuli • Kannada: ಕರಿಹುಳಿ karihuli • Konkani: पानपोय panpoi • Malayalam: നീര്നെല്ലി nirnelli • Marathi: पाणजुळी panjuli, पानपोई panpoi, पवारी pavari • Oriya: bala datun, bonoti-hudi, jandaki, jojangi, phajoli • Punjabi: panjuli • Sanskrit: कृष्ण काम्बोजी krishna-kamboji •  Tamil: சிவப்புப்பூலா civappu-p-pula, கருநெல்லி karu-nelli, காட்டுக்கீழாநெல்லி kattu-k-kila-nelli, பூலா pula • Telugu: నల్లపూలి nallapuli


Identification courtesy: Stephen A

at Nirlon Knowledge Park, Mumbai  

--Last edited by tabish on 2009-08-08 14:58:39 --

Great catch Dinesh!
Now there are 8 Phyllanthus species (synonyms included) from you on FOI, whereas Flowers of Sahyadri books mention only 3 species from Maharashtra.
Indeed, a commendable feat!
It is on the site now:
http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Black-Honey%20Shrub.html  

--Last edited by tabish on 2009-08-08 14:32:05 --

    a great feeling indeed !!
Thank you very much, Tabish.