Annual herb, 50 cm tall. It belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family, which groups over 6500 species and 300 genera. It usually grows in the shade in the most tropical regions of the world (pantropical), it is a wild herb in the Amazonian forest, but it can be cultivated easily.The generic name Phyllantus has more than 600 species, and it means "leaf and flower" because the flower, as well as the fruit, seem to become
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microsoft training a plumose leaf. Each little leaf of that branch carries in the angle a flower and the fruit. The specific name niruri may come from a Hindu term, and was adopted by Linneo.This is a plant
mcts exams that grows well in moist and shady places, and it spreads quickly by the invasive capacity of its large root, consuming with greed the nutrients within the ground, in such a way that it could damage the surrounding plants. Chanca piedra can be found in all the world's tropical places: through the roads, valleys, on the riverbanks and near lakes.