Phyllanthus amarus Schumach. & Thonn.

A glabrous erect or ascending annual herb ; up to 20 cm high . Stems erect to decumbent , mostly branching from the base , glabrous . Leaves alternate , 3-6 x 2-3 mm , oblong-ovate to obovate , apex acute to obtuse , base rounded , margin entire , glabrous ; stipules ± 0 . 5 mm , lanceolate with white margins ; petiole ± 0 . 5 mm , capillary . Inflorescences axillary , solitary , arranged on the lower part of the stem . Flowers monoecious . Male flowers: ± 1 mm across ; sepals ovate , ± 0 . 5 mm , green with white margins , entire ; disc glands rounded ; stamens 3 , filaments fused almost to the anthers . Female flowers: ± 1 mm , increasing to ± 2 mm in fruit ; sepals obovate , green with a white hyaline margin . Fruit capsule , ± 2 mm in diameter , depressed globose , yellow-green , glabrous . Seeds 0 . 8–1 × 0 . 6–0 . 8 × 0 . 5–0 . 7 mm , triquetrous , light brown , with 5–7 longitudinal ridges on the dorsal facet . (Ref . Flora of Oman ; vol . 2) .

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Frequent

Phyllanthus niruri var. amarus (Schumach. & Thonn.) Leandri