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Phyllanthus amentuliger Müll.Arg. – Fiji (E. Viti Levu, Vanua Levu) Phyllanthus amicorum G.L.Webster – Tonga; Phyllanthus amieuensis Guillaumin – New Caledonia (Col d'Amieu) Phyllanthus amnicola G.L.Webster – Dominican Rep; Phyllanthus ampandrandavae Leandri – S. Madagascar; Phyllanthus anabaptizatus Müll.Arg. – Sri Lanka
Phyllanthus is the largest genus in the plant family Phyllanthaceae. Estimates of the number of species in this genus vary widely, from 750 [ 2 ] to 1200. [ 3 ] Phyllanthus has a remarkable diversity of growth forms including annual and perennial herbs , shrubs , climbers , floating aquatics , and pachycaulous succulents .
Phyllanthaceae is a family of flowering plants in the eudicot order Malpighiales.It is most closely related to the family Picrodendraceae. [3]The Phyllanthaceae are most numerous in the tropics, with many in the south temperate zone, and a few ranging as far north as the middle of the north temperate zone.
Phyllanthus reticulatus [2] is a plant species described Jean Louis Marie Poiret; it is included in the family Phyllanthaceae. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] This is an Asian species of Phyllanthus (but it was also introduced to Jamaica); it has been confused with P. polyspermus . [ 5 ]
Phyllanthus williamsii Standl. Urinaria erecta Medik. Phyllanthus niruri is a widespread tropical plant commonly found in coastal areas, known by the common names gale of the wind , stonebreaker , shatter stone , seed-under-leaf , quebra pedra and chance pierre .
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Fruits and flowers of Phyllanthus urinaria. Phyllanthus urinaria is a summer annual and germinates from early summer to early fall, requiring warm soil and light. [4] It grows to a height of about 60 centimetres (2 feet), has small alternate leaves resembling those of the genus Mimosa, disposed in two ranges.
Phyllanthus hypospodius is a member of the Phyllanthaceae family, endemic to Queensland. [4] It was first described by Ferdinand von Mueller in 1892. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] In 2022 R.W.Bouman and others placed it in the genus, Dendrophyllanthus , [ 3 ] [ 6 ] but this new combination is not yet accepted.