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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 .
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 .
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.
Non-acclimatized individuals can survive −5 °C, while an acclimatized individual in the same species can survive −30 °C. Plants that originated in the tropics, like tomato or maize, don't go through cold hardening and are unable to survive freezing temperatures. [3]
Mangrove plants require a number of physiological adaptations to overcome the problems of low environmental oxygen levels, high salinity, and frequent tidal flooding.Each species has its own solutions to these problems; this may be the primary reason why, on some shorelines, mangrove tree species show distinct zonation.
The French botanist Charles Plumier named the genus Malpighia in honor of Marcello Malpighi's work on plants; Malpighia is the type genus for the Malpighiaceae, a family of tropical and subtropical flowering plants. The family Malpighiaceae was the type family for one of the orders created by Jussieu in his 1789 work Genera Plantarum. [22]
Phyllanthus klotzschianus Müll.Arg. – Guyana, E. Brazil; Phyllanthus koghiensis Guillaumin – S.E. New Caledonia (Massif des Koghis) Phyllanthus koniamboensis M.Schmid – New Caledonia; Phyllanthus korthalsii Müll.Arg. – Borneo (S.E. Kalimantan) Phyllanthus kostermansii Airy Shaw – W. New Guinea; Phyllanthus kouaouaensis M.Schmid ...
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