| Chanca piedra |
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| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Plantae |
| Clade: |
Tracheophytes |
| Clade: |
Angiosperms |
| Clade: |
Eudicots |
| Clade: |
Rosids |
| Order: |
Malpighiales |
| Family: |
Phyllanthaceae |
| Genus: |
Phyllanthus |
| Species: |
P. niruri |
| Binomial name |
Phyllanthus niruri
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| Synonyms |
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- Diasperus chlorophaeus (Baill.) Kuntze
- Diasperus lathyroides (Kunth) Kuntze
- Diasperus microphyllus (Mart.) Kuntze
- Diasperus niruri (L.) Kuntze
- Diasperus rosellus (Müll.Arg.) Kuntze
- Niruris annua Raf.
- Niruris indica Raf.
- Nymphanthus niruri (L.) Lour.
- Phyllanthus carolinianus Blanco
- Phyllanthus chlorophaeus Baill.
- Phyllanthus ellipticus Buckley nom. illeg.
- Phyllanthus erectus (Medik.) M.R.Almeida
- Phyllanthus filiformis Pav. ex Baill.
- Phyllanthus humilis Salisb.
- Phyllanthus kirganelia Blanco
- Phyllanthus lathyroides Kunth
- Phyllanthus microphyllus Mart. nom. illeg.
- Phyllanthus mimosoides Lodd. nom. illeg.
- Phyllanthus moeroris Oken
- Phyllanthus parvifolius Steud.
- Phyllanthus purpurascens Kunth
- Phyllanthus rosellus (Müll.Arg.) Müll.Arg.
- Phyllanthus williamsii Standl.
- Urinaria erecta Medik.
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Phyllanthus niruri in the genus Phyllanthus of the family Phyllanthaceae is a widespread tropical plant commonly found in coastal areas from Texas southward through Mexico, Central America, and wide regions of South America. It has the common name chanca piedra among numerous others in Spanish.