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Phyllanthus leschenaultii
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Family:
EUPHORBIACEAE
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Citation: Phyllanthus leschenaultii Müll.-Arg., Linnaea 32: 37. 1863; Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 5: 296. 1887; N.P.Balakr. & Chakrab., Fam. Euphorbiaceae India 387. 2007.
Phyllanthus missionis Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 5: 297. 1887; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1290 (903).1925.
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Description:
Slender, quite glabrous shrubs, up to 2-2.5 m tall. Leaves alternate, very thin, petioled, membranous, elliptic-oblong, obtuse, base acute; nerves 6-8 pair, distinct; stipules small, ovate-lanceolate; pedicels much shorter than the leaves. Flowers very small, the calyx -lobes with obscure scarious margins; male flowers often 3-nate. Sepals slightly enlarged but not reflexed in fruit. Stamens 3; filaments free. Ovary 3-celled; anthers didymous; styles short, reflexed, arms recurved. Capsules minute, smooth, coriaceous; seeds ribbed.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
August-December
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District(s):
Palakkad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Dry deciduous forests
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Distribution:
India
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
Green, Yellow
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
No
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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