Kingdom: Plantae

Phylum: Streptophyta

Class: Equisetopsida

Subclass: Magnoliidae

Order: Malpighiales

 Family: Phyllanthaceae

 Genus: Phyllanthus

 Species: Phyllanthus emblica

Description: It is small to medium sized tree. Leaves are small pinnate leaves and stipulate. Flowers are Greenish yellow in axillary fascicles, Sepals 6, obolong; stamens 3, ovary 3 celled, style 3, bifid. Fruit is a fleshy globose.

Uses: Fruit is used in ayurveda as a potent rasayana and the treatment of diarrhoea, jaundice and inflammation.