Phyllanthus niruri

stone breaker tea

As recorded: Phyllanthus niruri L.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Phyllanthaceae

Collected by: Fosberg, F.R.
Collector number: 34306
Date: February 16, 1952
Locality: Ujae Islet
Island: Ujae Atoll
Region: Marshall Islands
Elevation: 2 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

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

Collected the same day

On February 16, 1952, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 20 other specimens.

Phyllanthus niruri observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1952. 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 144037. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956548908. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/144037.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956548908 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026