Weed Herbarium

Department of Agronomy

Bangladesh Agricultural University

Hazardana

Common Name: Gale of the Wind
Scientific Name: Phyllanthus niruri L.
Family Name: Euphorbiaceae
Type: Broadleaf

Identification Notes

Phyllanthus niruri Photo 1
Phyllanthus niruri Photo 1
EPPO Code
PYLNI
Life Cycle
Annual
Morphology
Stem: Erect, slender, branched from the base, glabrous. Leaves: Simple, alternate, petiole minute. Flower: Short stalked, minute. Fruit: A capsule
Growing season
Rabi and Kharif
Germination period
January to December
Flowering period
January to December
Propagation
By Seed
Habitat
Found in the fields of aus rice, jute, broadcast aman rice and rabi crops. Also found in roadsides, levee of crop fields and fallow lands.
Weed potential
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Control measure
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Recommended herbicide
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Distribution
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Medicinal properties
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References

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