Kozhikode Leaf-Flower
Phyllanthus rheedei
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand
- Flowering
- October-December
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Phyllanthus rheedei
- Genus
- Phyllanthus
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- Moist deciduous, semi-evergreen and shola forests, also in forest plantations and grasslands
- Habitat type
- Forest, Grassland, Cultivated
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- October-December
- 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 Kozhikode Leaf-Flower 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 Kozhikode Leaf-Flower itself; the rest are typical of the Euphorbiaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Kozhikode Leaf-Flower
Kozhikode Leaf-Flower (Phyllanthus rheedei) belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family, where it grows as a low shrub. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu and Uttarakhand. It grows in moist deciduous, semi-evergreen and shola forests, also in forest plantations and grasslands. Flowering and fruiting run from October to December.
Euphorbiaceae
Spurge/Euphorbia family
Kozhikode Leaf-Flower belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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