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Taxon:  Phyllanthus niruri L.



Summary
Genus:
Phyllanthus
Family:
Phyllanthaceae
Subfamily:
Phyllanthoideae
Tribe:
Phyllantheae
Nomen number:
28124
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 2:981. 1753
Verified:
08/24/2005 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Phyllanthus niruri L. subsp. lathyroides (Kunth) G. L. Webster (0 active accession[s])
Phyllanthus niruri L. subsp. niruri (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Reference(s)
  1. Angely, J. A. Flora analitica do Parana. 1965
  2. Boggan, J. et al. Checklist of the plants of the Guianas, ed. 2. 1997
  3. Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45. 1993
  4. Chopra, D. & D. Simon. The Chopra Center herbal handbook: forty natural prescriptions for perfect health. 2000
  5. Duke, J. A. et al. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs. 2002
  6. Gillespie, L. J. 1993. Euphorbiaceae of the Guianas: annotated species checklist and key to the genera. Brittonia 45:56.
  7. Govaerts, R. et al. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae. 2000
  8. Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm.
  9. Holm, L. et al. A geographical atlas of world weeds. 1979
  10. Holm, L. et al. World weeds: natural histories and distribution. 1997
  11. Howard, R. 1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles. 1974-1989 5:78.
  12. Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75. 1999
  13. Jones, K. 1995. Cat's claw: healing vine of Peru. 117-120.
  14. McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. 2000
  15. McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. 2000
  16. Núñez Meléndez, E. Plantas medicinales de Puerto Rico: Folklore y fundamentos científicos. 1982
  17. Rehm, S. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants. 1994
  18. Soukup, J. Vocabulario de los nombres vulgares de la flora peruana. 1970
  19. Tirtha, SadaShiva. The Ayurveda encyclopedia: Natural secrets to healing, prevention, and longevity. 1998
  20. Webster, G. L. 1957. A monographic study of the West Indian species of Phyllanthus. J. Arnold Arbor. 38:300.
  21. Webster, G. L. 1970. A revision of Phyllanthus in the continental United States. Brittonia 22:66.
  22. Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. World economic plants: a standard reference (on-line edition) [medicinal plants only].
  23. Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74. 1996, 1999
Common names
English
niruri –
French
derrière dos –
quinine créole –
German
Niruri –
Portuguese (Brazil)
arranca-pedra –
arrebenta-pedra –
erva-pombinha –
fura-parede –
fura-pedra –
quebra-pedra –
quebra-pedra-branca –
Spanish
quinina criolla –
Spanish (Peru)
chancapiedra –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern America Mexico  
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouth-Central U.S.A.United StatesTexas 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazil  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanBarbados  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanDominican Republic  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanGuadeloupe  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanHaiti  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanMartinique  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanPuerto Rico  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaBelize  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaCosta Rica  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaEl Salvador  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaGuatemala  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaHonduras  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaNicaragua  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaPanama  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaFrench Guiana  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaSuriname  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuela  
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaBuenos Aires 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaChaco 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaCorrientes 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaEntre Rios 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaJujuy 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaMisiones 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaSalta 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaTucuman 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaParaguay  
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaUruguay  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBolivia  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuador  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruAmazonas 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruCajamarca 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruCuzco 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruLoreto 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruSan Martin 
Native
Northern America
  • REGION: Mexico
  • SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Texas]
Southern America
  • BRAZIL: Brazil
  • CARIBBEAN: Barbados, Dominican Republic, Guadeloupe, Haiti, Martinique, Puerto Rico
  • MESOAMERICA: Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, El Salvador
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: French Guiana, Suriname, Venezuela
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina [Buenos Aires, Chaco, Corrientes, Entre Rios, Jujuy, Misiones, Salta, Tucuman], Paraguay, Uruguay
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru [Amazonas, Cajamarca, Cuzco, Loreto, San Martin]
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Harmful organism hostcrop diseases Holm, L. et al. World weeds: natural histories and distribution. 1997
Harmful organism hostcrop pests Holm, L. et al. World weeds: natural histories and distribution. 1997
Medicinesfolklore McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. 2000
Weedpotential seed contaminant Holm, L. et al. A geographical atlas of world weeds. 1979
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=28124. Accessed 17 December 2025.

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