Amlakhi (Assamese: আম্লখি)

Phyllanthaceae (leaf-flower family) » Phyllanthus reticulatus

 

fil-LAN-thus -- flower leaf; it appears to flower from a leaf like stem

reh-tick-yoo-LAY-tus -- netted

 

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

 

Native to: tropical and s Africa, s China, Indian subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia

 

 

References: Flowers of India • indianetzone • eFlora • NPGS / GRIN • ENVIS - FRLHT

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