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Phyllanthus acidus
(star gooseberry)

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Phyllanthus acidus (star gooseberry)

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Last modified
20 November 2019

Datasheet Type(s)
Host Plant

Preferred Scientific Name
Phyllanthus acidus

Preferred Common Name
star gooseberry

Taxonomic Tree
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Spermatophyta
Subphylum: Angiospermae
Class: Dicotyledonae

Uses List
Beverage base
Fruits
Ornamental
Traditional/folklore
Vegetable

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Identity

Preferred Scientific Name

Phyllanthus acidus

Preferred Common Name

star gooseberry

Other Scientific Names

Cicca acida MERR.

International Common Names

English: Indian gooseberry; Otaheite-gooseberry
Spanish: grosellero
French: Cerisier de Tahiti

Local Common Names

Germany: Sternstachelbeerbaum

EPPO code

PYLAC (Phyllanthus acidus)

Taxonomic Tree

Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Spermatophyta
Subphylum: Angiospermae
Class: Dicotyledonae
Order: Euphorbiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Phyllanthus
Species: Phyllanthus acidus

List of Pests

Major host of:

Aleurodicus destructor (coconut whitefly); Bactrocera aquilonis

Minor host of:

Bactrocera correcta (guava fruit fly); Bactrocera tryoni (Queensland fruit fly); Ferrisia virgata (striped mealybug); Trialeurodes ricini (castor bean whitefly)

Host of (source - data mining):

Alternaria tenuissima (nailhead spot of tomato); Bactrocera dorsalis (Oriental fruit fly); Ceratitis capitata (Mediterranean fruit fly); Ceratitis rosa (Natal fruit fly)

Uses List

General

Ornamental

Human food and beverage

Beverage base
Fruits
Vegetable

Medicinal, pharmaceutical

Traditional/folklore

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