Myrtle-Leaved Leaf-Flower
Phyllanthus myrtifolius
- Found in India
- Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra
How to identify Myrtle-Leaved Leaf-Flower
Identify Myrtle-Leaved Leaf-Flower by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Small myrtle-like leaves.
- Confirm leaf type: Pinnately compound.
- Confirm leaf shape: Lanceolate.
- Confirm fruit type: Capsule.
- In India, compare location records such as Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra.
- Confirm it sits within the Phyllanthaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Myrtle-Leaved Leaf-Flower.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Phyllanthus myrtifolius
- Genus
- Phyllanthus
- Family
- Phyllanthaceae
- Found in India
- Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Pinnately compoundrecordedLeaflets are arranged in rows along a central stalk, like a feather.“branchlets resemble pinnate leaves;” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf shape
- LanceolaterecordedLong and narrow, tapering to a point, like a lance head.“Leaves are numerous in 2-3's on suppressed branchlets, lanceolate-linear.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Myrtle-Leaved Leaf-Flower itself; the rest are typical of the Phyllanthaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Fruit type
- CapsulerecordedA dry fruit from a fused ovary that splits open at maturity to release seeds.“Fruits are purplish red to greenish, small, depressed, slightly 3-lobed, capsule.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Myrtle-Leaved Leaf-Flower itself; the rest are typical of the Phyllanthaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Myrtle-Leaved Leaf-Flower
Myrtle-leaved Leaf-flower (Phyllanthus myrtifolius) belongs to the Phyllanthaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Kerala, Karnataka and Maharashtra.
Phyllanthaceae
Myrtle-Leaved Leaf-Flower belongs to the Phyllanthaceae family.
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