Phyllanthus emblica | |
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Plant | |
Fruit, whole and halved | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Phyllanthaceae |
Genus: | Phyllanthus |
Species: | P. emblica
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Binomial name | |
Phyllanthus emblica | |
Synonyms[3][4] | |
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Phyllanthus emblica, also known as emblic,[2][5] emblic myrobalan,[2] myrobalan,[5] Indian gooseberry,[2][5] Malacca tree,[5] or amla,[5] from the Sanskrit आमलकी (āmalakī), in Bengali আমলকী(āmlokī) is a deciduous tree of the family Phyllanthaceae. Its native range is tropical and southern Asia.[4]