Phyllanthus urinaria

Family	Phyllanthaceae (also placed in Euphorbiaceae)
Tribe	Phyllantheae
Subtribe	Flueggeinae
Scientific name	Phyllanthus urinaria L.
Synonyms	Diasperus urinaria (L.) Kuntze; Phyllanthus alatus Blume; Phyllanthus cantonensis Hornemann; Phyllanthus cantoniensis Schweigger; Phyllanthus chamaepeuce Ridley; Phyllanthus lepidocarpus Siebold & Zuccarini; Phyllanthus leprocarpus Wight; Phyllanthus niruri Thunberg
Common name	(Japanese common name) ko-mikan sou (コミカンソウ, 小蜜柑草 [meaning: tiny orange weed])
	(English common name) chamber bitter, child-pick-a-back
Distribution	(Japan) Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa
	(Other nations) Korea, China, Taiwan, Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Malaysia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Guam, Micronesia, Myanmar, Bhutan, Nepal, India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan
Chromosomal number	2n=26?
Description	Plants electing 10-40cm. Leaves 6-15mm length, 2-6mm width. Flowers ca. 1.5-2mm, flowering in August to October. Annual plants.
Reference	Phyllanthus urinaria L.
	Phyllanthus urinaria L.
	Phyllanthus urinaria L.
	Phylogenetics of tribe Phyllantheae (Phyllanthaceae; Euphorbiaceae sensu lato) based on nrITS and plastid matK DNA sequence dat
	Herbal and pharmaceutical drugs enhanced with probiotics (US Patent 6080401/2000)
	Composition for treating white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) infected tiger (US Patent 6440466/2002)
	Use of Phyllanthus for treating chronic inflammatory and fibrotic processes (US Patent 6586015/2003)
	Method for the production of phyllanthus extracts (US Patent 7074436/2006)

September 2007 at Ushiku Forest Park	September 2007 at Ushiku Forest Park	September 2007 at Ushiku Forest Park

September 2007 at Ushiku Forest Park	September 2007 at Ushiku Forest Park

October 2009 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden