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Phyllanthus myrtifolius
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Family:
EUPHORBIACEAE
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Citation: Phyllanthus myrtifolius Moon, Cat. Pl. Ceylon 63. 1824; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 5: 296. 1887 R. Ansari & Jeeja, Journ. Econ. Tax. Bot. 17: 141. 1993; N.P.Balakr. & Chakrab., Fam. Euphorbiaceae India 379. 2007; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 653. 2009.
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Description:
Shrubs to 1.5 m tall; stem irregularly branched; branches many, rigid, glabrous. Leaves distichous, 8-15 x 2-4 mm, elliptic-oblanceolate, acute or obtuse, entire, cordate at base, coriaceous, glabrous; petioles 1 mm long; stipules minute, ovate-triangular, acute. Flowers monoecious, pendulous, arising from suppressed branchlets which are either axillary or cauligenous. Male flowers in fascicles; pedicels 6 mm long, capillary; perianth 6, dark pink, 1.25 x 0.5 mm, oblong; obtuse or subacute, glabrous, spreading in fruits; disk entire. Ovary globose, style 2-lobed, reflexed; lobes recurved. Fruits depressed globose, glabrous; seeds minutely reticulate.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
November-March
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District(s):
All Districts
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Grown as a hedge plant in gardens
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Distribution:
Native of Sri Lanka
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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):
Pink, Red
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
Yes
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Garden:
Yes
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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