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Phyllanthus emblica

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Phyllanthus emblica

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Also known as amla, emblic myrobalan, Indian gooseberry, emblic

species of plant

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Phyllanthus emblica, also known as emblic or soula, is a species of plant in the family Phyllanthaceae. It belongs to the genus Phyllanthus and is classified within the order Malpighiales, class Magnoliopsida, and phylum Tracheophyta. The species was described by L. and has a basic chromosomal number of X = 26.

The native range of Phyllanthus emblica includes Fujian, Tibet Autonomous Region, and Myanmar. It has been introduced to the Andaman Islands, Cuba, Mauritius, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, and the Windward Islands. The plant serves various uses, including as a medicinal plant, dye, food, and fruit. Its IUCN conservation status is listed as Least Concern.

Synthesized by Vinony from 42 facts across 9 sources: Wikidata, GBIF, PubMed, Gbif Occ, IUCN Red List, Encyclopedia of Life, Plants of the World, iDigBio, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Species

Least Concern

Phyllanthus emblica

SPECIES

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderMalpighiales
  5. FamilyPhyllanthaceae
Native toAssam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is.
Observations recorded19,141

The basic chromosomal number of Phyllanthus emblica is X = 26 (Gill et al., 1981).

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
625
With media
583
Family
Phyllanthaceae
Collections
CAS, ANSP, US, RSA, CDA, POM
Recorded in
China, Thailand, Nepal, India, United States, Sri Lanka, Hong Kong, Philippines
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Research

764 papers

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Phyllanthus
Image
Indian Gooseberry.jpg
Has use
wood
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taxon rank
species
taxon name
Phyllanthus emblica
Commons category
Phyllanthus emblica
GRIN URL
npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=28119
Commons gallery
Phyllanthus emblica
taxon common name
油柑子
different from
Amla, Madhya Pradesh
IUCN conservation status
Least Concern
short name
P. emblica
taxon author citation
L.
taxon range
Myanmar
external data available at URL
www.gbif.org/dataset/93725bf2-6ada-47f9-bd5e-0e679e3d245e
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Encyclopedic overview

Phyllanthus emblica, commonly known as emblic, Indian gooseberry, or amla, is a deciduous tree of the family Phyllanthaceae. Its native range is tropical and southern Asia.

Description

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