Biology:Phyllanthus mirabilis

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Phyllanthus mirabilis
Phyllanthus mirabilis ies1.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Phyllanthaceae
Genus: Phyllanthus
Species:
P. mirabilis
Binomial name
Phyllanthus mirabilis
Müll.Arg.
Synonyms[1]
  • Diasperus mirabilis (Müll.Arg.) Kuntze
  • Phyllanthodendron mirabile (Müll.Arg.) Hemsl.

Phyllanthus mirabilis is a plant species of family Phyllanthaceae and is native to Thailand, Laos and Myanmar.[2][3] It is one of the only four Phyllanthus to be caudiciform and the one of the only two caudiciform Phyllanthus to be described,[4] with the other being Phyllanthus kaweesakii.[5] The leaves fold together at night.[1] Wild plants are found on limestone mountains and cliffs.[6]

leaves folded together at night

References

Wikidata ☰ Q625628 entry