Phyllanthaceae
Niruri
Phyllanthus debilis
- Family
- Phyllanthaceae
- Genus
- Phyllanthus
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 銳葉小還魂, 锐尖叶下珠, 锐叶小还魂
- English
- Niruri
Synonyms
- Diasperus debilis (J.G.Klein ex Willd.) Kuntze
- Phyllanthus boninsimae Nakai
- Phyllanthus leai S.Moore
- Phyllanthus mukerjeeanus D.Mitra & Bennet
- Phyllanthus niruri var. debilis (Klein ex Willd.) Müll.Arg.
- Phyllanthus niruri var. debilis (J.G.Klein ex Willd.) Müll.Arg.
- Phyllanthus niruri var. javanicus Müll.Arg.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced
Photos
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.