Lebombo Potatobush
Phyllanthus pinnatus
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Puducherry
- Flowering
- June-April
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Phyllanthus pinnatus
- Genus
- Phyllanthus
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Moist deciduous to Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Puducherry
- Flowering & fruiting
- June-April
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf margin
- Entire (smooth edge)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Lebombo Potatobush itself; the rest are typical of the Euphorbiaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- GreenrecordedGreen or greenish
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Lebombo Potatobush itself; the rest are typical of the Euphorbiaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Lebombo Potatobush
Lebombo Potatobush (Phyllanthus pinnatus) is a shrub in the Euphorbiaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Puducherry. It grows in moist deciduous to Evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from June to April.
Euphorbiaceae
Spurge/Euphorbia family
Lebombo Potatobush belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.
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