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Phyllanthus latifolius

Phyllanthus latifolius
Photo: Jerzy Opioła, CC BY-SA 4.0

Phyllanthus latifolius is a shrub or small tree from southern Jamaica, grown mainly as a warm-climate garden plant. It is threatened in the wild by habitat loss, and it needs warm, frost-free conditions to thrive.

Family
Phyllanthaceae (Phyllanth family)
Grows as
Tree, Shrub
Light
Bright indirect, Part shade
Water
Water when the top few centimetres of soil feel dry, and reduce watering in cooler months.
Soil
Well-drained, fertile loam or a peat-based potting mix with added perlite.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
S. Jamaica
Climate
wet tropical

About

Phyllanthus latifolius is a species of plant in the family Phyllanthaceae. It is endemic to Jamaica. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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 · Phyllanthus caesiifolius · Phyllanthus calycinus · Carolina leaf-flower

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Phyllanthus latifolius by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

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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