Phyllanthaceae
Niruri
Phyllanthus niruri
- Family
- Phyllanthaceae
- Genus
- Phyllanthus
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Common names
By language (28)
- ace
- Mè tanoh
- Bangla
- ভুঁই আমলা, ঔষধি গুল্ম
- bjn
- Hambin hambin buah
- Burmese
- သိကြားရေစင်ပင်
- Chinese
- 珠子草, 坝贝菜, 小返魂, 月下珠, 蜜柑草, 霸贝菜
- dtp
- Soronipon, Piasau-piasau
- English
- Niruri, Gale of the wind, Medicinal herbs
- guc
- Yolujatapai
- Gujarati
- ભોંઆમલી
- Haitian Creole
- Dèyè do
- Hindi
- भुंई आमला
- Indonesian
- Dukung anak, Daun susu-susu, Meniran
- Kannada
- ನೆಲನೆಲ್ಲಿ
- Kinyarwanda
- Uruheza
- Malay
- Dukung anak, Pokok Dukung Anak
- Malayalam
- കീഴാർനെല്ലി, കിരുട്ടാർ നെല്ലി, കീഴാർ നെല്ലി
- Marathi
- भुईआवळी
- min
- Sidukuang anak, Sidukuang
- Odia
- ଭୂଇଁ ଅଅଁଳା
- Persian
- فیلانتوس نیروری
- Portuguese
- Quebra-pedra
- Punjabi
- ਹਜ਼ਾਰਦਾਣੀ
- shn
- တူၼ်ႈမႆႉၶေႃၶိူဝ်း, တူၼ်ႈမၢၵ်ႇၶၢမ်လိၼ်
- Slovenian
- Chanca Piedra
- Spanish
- Chanca piedra, Quebra pedra
- Tamil
- கீழாநெல்லி
- Telugu
- నేల ఉసిరి
- Thai
- ลูกใต้ใบ
Synonyms
- Diasperus niruri (L.) Kuntze
- Niruris annua Raf.
- Nymphanthus niruri (L.) Lour.
- Phyllanthus kirganelia Blanco
- Phyllanthus niruri var. genuinus Müll.Arg.
Flowers
- In flower
- April to May, August, October, December to February (from 24 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native, Navassa Island: native, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Rodrigo Cesáreo Pampin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Bahiano Ayala, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Pisofrix, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: William G. Borges, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Nicolas Olejnik, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ashok modhvadia, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Sailesh, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Raja Sekhar Chimirala, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Sailesh, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Agustina Collazo, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Vengolis, 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.