25Sep25
- subhashini
- Sep 25
- 1 min read
Saw this plants Phyllanthus Tenellus in the nursery. It belongs to the same family as keezhanelli Phyllanthus Neruri. Both look similar, but this has flowers on the top of the leaf and Niruri will has small amla like fruits at the bottom.
Below is Phyllanthus Niruri from the garden. In a mature plant the stalks look like the amla plant from top.
Phyllanthus- means flower like leaf which appears to grow for a leaf like stem. Tenellus means small, delicate and tender. Niruri means Stonebreaker. You can spot both in empty pots, and in open areas.
Thanks for sharing about these similar plants. Didn't know about them.