Contains 5 genera and 17 accepted taxa overall.
This family is completely databased for all specimens.
Characteristics
PHYLLANTHACEAE
Dicot
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Classification
MALPIGHIALES
PHYLLANTHACEAE
Genera
| Genus | Common Name | Taxa Count | Herbarium Specimens | Photos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bischofia | BISHOPWOOD | 1 | ||
| Breynia | BREYNIA | 1 | ||
| Flueggea | BUSHWEED | 1 | ||
| Heterosavia | SAVIA | 1 | ||
| Phyllanthus | LEAFFLOWER | 13 |
Identification Key
1. Herbs
1. Shrubs to trees
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2. Leaves 3-foliolate; trees to 30 m
2. Leaves simple (on deciduous lateral branches in some Phyllanthus); herbs, shrubs, or small trees to 10 m
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3. Ultimate branchlet flat and widened into cladodes with multiple parallel veins and numerous nodes towards the apex; leaves scale-like, caducous, and inconspicuous
3. Ultimate branches terete with well developed leaves, not developed into cladodes
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4. Plants dioecious; leaf blade broadly rounded, obtuse, to subemarginate at the apex; fruit a dry capsule
4. Plants monoecious; leaf blade acute at the apex; fruits fleshy and berry-like
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5. Lateral branches not deciduous; leaf blade acute at the base
5. Lateral branchlets deciduous; leaf blade broadly rounded to broadly acute at the base
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6. Leaf blades green or variegated; staminate sepals connate for most of their length; nectary disk absent
6. Leaf blades green; staminate sepals connate at the base; nectary disk presen;