Phyllanthus niruri

stone breaker tea

As recorded: Phyllanthus niruri L.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Phyllanthaceae

Collected by: Stone, B.C.
Collector number: 2105
Date: June 22, 1957
Locality: Magur Islet village
Island: Namonuito Atoll
Region: Truk (=Chuuk), Micronesia
Record type: Preserved specimen

55 Bishop specimens of Phyllanthus niruri · collected 1903–2001Species page ›

Collected the same day

On June 22, 1957, Stone, B.C. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Phyllanthus niruri observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1957. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 337 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.

2026-10-26

Zárate, Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina

(c) Ezequiel Racker, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-17

Bogor Regency, West Java, Indonesia

(c) helva18_08, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-30

Ikere-Ekiti 361101, Ekiti, Nigeria

(c) Babajide Agboola, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-27

Ilha de São Vicente, São Vicente, SP, BR

(c) sabpds, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-20

Sandoval 7705, X5021 Córdoba, Argentina

(c) Fernandez Guillermina, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-09-19

CR8X+FMQ, Mahewa East, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh 211007, India

(c) Sayan Saha, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Phyllanthus niruri. BISH 144023. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956385442. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/144023.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956385442 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026