Phyllanthaceae

Emblic

Phyllanthus emblica L.

Family: Phyllanthaceae
Genus: Phyllanthus

Pets and kids

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Why

Cats: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for cats, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.

Dogs: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for dogs, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.

Kids: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for young children, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with a doctor or poison control.

Ate some? Call your vet or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at (888) 426-4435 (a fee may apply). For a child, call Poison Help at 1-800-222-1222 (US). If they are struggling to breathe or collapse, call 911. Don't give anything by mouth unless a vet or poison expert tells you to.

Emblic: Phyllanthus officinalis — Photo: L. Shyamal, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (64)

ace: Rheum
Arabic: أملج شائع
arz: املج شائع
Assamese: আমলখি
Azerbaijani: Dərman fillantusu
ban: Amla
Bangla: আমলকী, আমলকি
Basque: Amalaki, Amla
Bulgarian: Амла, Амлака, Индийско цариградско грозде
Burmese: ဆီးဖြူပင်
Cantonese: 油柑子
Catalan: Amla, Mirabolà d'Índies
Chinese: 余甘子, 油柑, 餘甘子, 庵摩勒, 望果, 油柑叶, 油柑子, 油柑根
Czech: Smuteň lékařská
English: Emblic, Indian gooseberry
Esperanto: Embliko, Amlao
Finnish: Amblapuu
French: Groseille indienne
German: Indische Stachelbeere
Greek: Amla berry
Gujarati: આમળાં
Hebrew: אמבליקה שחורה
Hindi: आँवला, आंवला
Indonesian: Malaka
Japanese: ユカン, アムラ, アンマロク, インドスグリ, ミナミコミカンソウ, 余甘子
Javanese: Kemloko
Kannada: ನೆಲ್ಲಿ
Konkani: आंवाळो
Korean: 암라
lah: آملہ
Lithuanian: Indiškasis lapainis, Amalaka, Amalaki, Amla, Nelli
lzh: 餘甘子
mad: Malaka
Malay: Melaka, Buah melaka
Malayalam: നെല്ലി, Indian gooseberry, അമ്ല, അമ്ലകി, നെല്ലിക്ക
Manipuri: ꯍꯩꯀ꯭ꯔꯨ
Marathi: आवळा
mnc: ᠠᡨᠮᡠᠠ
mnw: တၠုဲ
mrj: Эмблик
Nepali: अमला
new: अम्बः
Norwegian Bokmål: Amla
Odia: ଅଁଳା
Persian: آمله
Polish: Liściokwiat garbnikowy, Amla
Portuguese: Sarandi
Punjabi: ਔਲਾ
Russian: Филлантус эмблика, Амла, Индийский крыжовник, Миробалан серый, Эмблик
Sanskrit: धात्री
sat: ᱚᱸᱲᱟ
shn: တူၼ်ႈမၢၵ်ႇၶၢမ်, တူၼ်ႈမၢၵ်ႇၶၢမ်ပွမ်ႈ, မၢၵ်ႇၶၢမ်, ၶၢမ်
Sindhi: آنورا
Sinhala: නෙල්ලි
Spanish: Amalaki
Sundanese: Malaka
Swedish: Amalaki
Tamil: நெல்லி
tcy: ನೆಲ್ಲಿಕಾಯಿ
Telugu: ఉసిరి, అమ్ల, ఉసిరి కాయ, ఉసిరి చెట్టు, ఉసిరిక, ఉసిరికాయ
Thai: มะขามป้อม, พืชในอาณาจักรพืช
Ukrainian: Амла, Mirobalanus embilica, Ембліка
Urdu: آملہ
wuu: 余甘子

Synonyms

Cicca emblica (L.) Kurz
Cicca macrocarpa Kurz
Diasperus emblica (L.) Kuntze
Diasperus pomiferus (Hook.f.) Kuntze
Dichelactina nodicaulis Hance
Emblica arborea Raf.
Emblica officinalis Gaertn.
Phyllanthus glomeratus Roxb. ex Wall.
Phyllanthus mairei H.Lév.
Phyllanthus mimosifolius Salisb.
Phyllanthus pomifer Hook.f.
Phyllanthus pomiferus Hook.f.
Phyllanthus taxifolius D.Don

Characteristics

Growth habit: Tree
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Puerto Rico: introduced

Photos

Photo: L. Shyamal, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY-SA 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.