Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Euphorbiaceae | Genus: Phyllanthus | Species:
Phyllanthus reticulatus Poir.
( पांजुळी ) |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Kirganelia reticulata (Poir.) Baill., Phyllanthus dalbergioides (Müll.Arg.) Wall. ex J.J.Sm, Anisonema dubium Blume | Flower Color | Greenish |
| Common Name | Kale Madhu Ka Per, Makhi | Flower Type | Raceme |
| English / Trade Name | Black-Honey Shrub, black-berried featherfoil, potato-bush, netted-leaved leaf-flower | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Panjuli | Fruiting Period | April-June |
| Altitude | Up to 1800 m | Fruit Type | Berry |
| Habit | Shrub | Fruit Details | Fruit a berry. subglobose, purplish-black when ripe. Seeds 8-10, surrounded by pulp. |
| Habitat | Commonly found with khair and sissu on the river banks. | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Paleotropics | Bark Details | Greenish brown in colour and smooth in texture. |
| Distribution in Haryana | Ambala, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Morni-Pinjore | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Elliptic | ||
| Description of Species | A straggling or subscandent shrub. Leaves elliptic ot oblong, less often obovate, subacute to rounded at the apex, subcordate, rounded or cuneate at the base. Flowers green or purplish in axillary, few flowered fascicles. Male flowers. Stamens 5, the inner 3 connate, outer 2 free and shorter. Female flowers. Ovary 5-10-celled. Fruit a berry. subglobose, purplish-black when ripe. Seeds 8-10, surrounded by pulp. | Leaf Details | Leaves elliptic ot oblong, less often obovate, subacute to rounded at the apex, subcordate, rounded or cuneate at the base. |
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