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Phyllanthus

Phyllanthus brassii

Phyllanthus
Photo: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0
Family
Phyllanthaceae (Phyllanth family)
Grows as
Shrub
Native range
Queensland (Thornton Peak)
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Phyllanthus brassii, commonly known as phyllanthus, is a species of plant in the family Phyllanthaceae native to Queensland, Australia. It is a rainforest shrub, first described in 1935, which occurs in two widely separated populations. It has a conservation status of vulnerable.

Where it grows

This plant occurs only in Queensland, Australia in a very small part of Daintree National Park. It grows in rainforest, particularly along watercourses. The altitudinal range is 300–1,300 m (980–4,270 ft). The area of occupancy of P. brassii is estimated to be about 32 km2 (12 sq mi)

Other Phyllanthus plants

Drummond's leaf-flower · Tahitian gooseberry tree · Jamaican gooseberry tree · Carry me seed · Phyllanthus anamalayanus · Phyllanthus arbuscula · Phyllanthus axillaris · Phyllanthus balgooyi · Phyllanthus caesiifolius · Phyllanthus calycinus · Carolina leaf-flower · Phyllanthus cauliflorus

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Phyllanthus brassii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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