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Phyllanthus acidus is an intermediary between a shrub and tree, reaching 2 to 9 m (6½ to 30 ft) high. [2] The tree's dense and bushy crown is composed of thickish, tough main branches, at the end of which are clusters of deciduous, greenish, 15-to-30-cm long branchlets.
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 .
Flueggea virosa Baccaurea brevipes Leaves of Phyllanthus (Breynia) disticha Securinega suffruticosa Richeria grandis Cleistanthus collinus Phyllanthus acidus plant with fruit. In the past, the genera Centroplacus, Paradrypetes, and Phyllanoa had been placed in Phyllanthaceae, but these are now excluded from the family.
Phyllanthus acidus, the Otaheite gooseberry; Sauropus androgynus, the katuk This page was last edited on 2 October 2017, at 22:48 (UTC). Text is available under the ...
Phyllanthus emblica, the Indian gooseberry or emblic; Jamaican gooseberry tree, an herb-like plant; The "Star gooseberry", meaning either: Phyllanthus acidus, the "Otaheite gooseberry", the only Phyllanthoideae with edible fruit, or; Sauropus androgynus, a shrub grown in some tropical regions as a leaf vegetable; Within family Solanaceae:
Phyllanthus acidus (L.) Skeels – Brazil (Pará) – country gooseberry, gooseberry tree, Malay gooseberry, Otaheite gooseberry or Tahitian gooseberry tree; Phyllanthus acinacifolius Airy Shaw & G.L.Webster – N.E. Papua New Guinea; Phyllanthus actephilifolius J.J.Sm. – W. New Guinea
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