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Phyllanthaceae

56 species · Plants

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Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Phyllanthaceae

Andrachne telephioides L.

Andrachne telephioides is a self-supporting Phyllanthaceae shrub with simple broad leaves growing up to 12 cm tall.

Antidesma japonicum Siebold & Zucc.

Antidesma japonicum is an East and Southeast Asian plant with edible fruit, used for firewood, medicine, food, and rituals.

Antidesma venosum E.Mey. ex Tul.

Antidesma venosum (tassel-berry) is a small dioecious tree native to Africa, China, and Indochina, that bears fruits eaten by many animals.

Bischofia javanica Blume

Bischofia javanica (bishop wood) is an Asian tree with a range of practical traditional uses.

Breynia androgyna (L.) Chakrab. & N.P.Balakr.

Breynia androgyna is an Asian shrub with nutritious leaves, noted for its pharmacological activities and potential lung toxicity from overconsuming raw leaves.

Breynia oblongifolia (Müll.Arg.) Müll.Arg.

Breynia oblongifolia, the coffee bush, is a common native shrub found across Australia and New Guinea.

Breynia vitis-idaea (Burm.f.) C.E.C.Fisch.

Breynia vitis-idaea (officinal breynia) is an Asian perennial shrub/treelet that causes hepatocellular liver injury when poisoning occurs.

Bridelia micrantha (Hochst.) Baill.

Bridelia micrantha is an African tree with various recorded local folk medicinal uses.

Bridelia tomentosa Blume

Bridelia tomentosa Blume is distributed in multiple regions including India, China, and Australia. Specimens from Indonesia and Timor Leste have been examined, and it's assessed as Least Concern on the Red List.

Glochidion ferdinandi (Müll.Arg.) F.M.Bailey

Glochidion ferdinandi, the cheese tree, is a woody shrub or small tree native to eastern Australia.

Glochidion lanceolatum Hayata

Representative specimens of Glochidion lanceolatum Hayata were examined from multiple locations in Taiwan, China, with details on coordinates, elevations, collection dates, and specimen repositories.

Glochidion philippicum (Cav.) C.B.Rob.

Representative specimens of Glochidion philippicum were examined from multiple locations in Taiwan, China, with details including collection dates, collectors, specimen numbers, coordinates, and elevations.

Glochidion rubrum Blume

Representative specimens of Glochidion rubrum Blume were examined from multiple locations in Taiwan, China, with details of collection sites, elevations, dates, collectors, and herbarium vouchers provided.

Glochidion zeylanicum (Gaertn.) A.Juss.

Glochidion zeylanicum is a wide-ranging Phyllanthaceae flowering shrub or tree assessed as least concern by the IUCN.

Phyllanthus amarus Schumach. & Thonn.

Phyllanthus amarus Schumach. & Thonn. is a small annual herb used in multiple systems of traditional medicine.

Phyllanthus calycinus Labill.

Phyllanthus calycinus is a monoecious Western Australian plant distinguished by enlarged female flower sepals enclosing its fruit.

Phyllanthus caroliniensis Walter

Carolina leafflower (Phyllanthus caroliniensis) is a widely distributed flowering plant native to the Americas.

Phyllanthus emblica L.

Phyllanthus emblica L. is a small to medium tree whose fruits are a common constituent in Ayurvedic medicine.

Phyllanthus hirtellus F.Muell. ex Müll.Arg.

Phyllanthus hirtellus is a small flowering heath shrub native to eastern Australian heath and dry woodlands.

Phyllanthus polygonoides Nutt. ex Spreng.

Phyllanthus polygonoides (smartweed leaf-flower) is an herbaceous perennial native to the south-central US and northern/central Mexico.

Phyllanthus reticulatus Poir.

Phyllanthus reticulatus Poir. is a usually scrambling shrub up to 5 m tall, with hairy young stems that turn smooth with age.

Phyllanthus tenellus Roxb.

Phyllanthus tenellus Roxb. is a small flowering plant that has naturalized as a weed across many tropical and subtropical regions worldwide.

Phyllanthus urinaria L.

Phyllanthus urinaria L. is an Asian-origin summer annual suffruticose plant now widely distributed in warm regions worldwide across multiple habitats.

Poranthera microphylla Brongn.

Poranthera microphylla (small poranthera) is a small annual Australian herb with white or pink flowers that grows in dry open habitats.

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