Phyllanthus niruri subsp. niruri

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malpighiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Malpighiales

Phyllanthus niruri L. subsp. niruri autonym

Heterotypic
- Niruris indica Raf. in Sylva Tellur.: 91 (1838)
- Phyllanthus carolinianus Blanco in Fl. Filip.: 691 (1837)
- Phyllanthus ellipticus Buckley in Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 14: 7 (1862), nom. illeg.
- Phyllanthus erectus (Medik.) M.R.Almeida in Fl. Maharashtra 4B: 343 (2003)
- Phyllanthus filiformis Pav. ex Baill. in Recueil Observ. Bot. 1: 29 (1860)
- Phyllanthus kirganelia Blanco in Fl. Filip., ed. 2.: 480 (1845), sensu auct.
- Phyllanthus lathyroides var. commutatus Müll.Arg. in Linnaea 32: 41 (1863)
- Phyllanthus lathyroides f. decoratus Standl. & Steyerm. in Fieldiana, Bot. 24(6): 152 (1949)
- Phyllanthus moeroris Oken in Allg. Naturgesch. 3(3): 1601 (1841)
- Urinaria erecta Medik. in Malvenfam.: 80 (1787)

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America
- Regional:Western South America
  - Ecuador
- Regional:Northern South America
  - Venezuela
- Regional:Caribbean
  - Dominican Republic, Haiti, Leeward Is., Puerto Rico, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.
Continental: Northern America
- Regional:Mexico
  - Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest
- Regional:Southern Central USA
  - Texas

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