Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2659)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2167)
Order: Malpighiales (100)
Family: Euphorbiaceae (79)(family description)
Genus: Phyllanthus (5)
Epithet: niruri L. (1)
Synonym: Phyllanthus amarus Schumacher
amarus => bitter
niruri => name derives from the Indigenous American vernacular name