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Phyllanthus maderaspatensis
Madras leaf-flower is a small, low-growing herbaceous plant from tropical and subtropical regions of the Old World, often grown as a short-lived perennial or annual in warm, dry climates. It is undemanding and does best in full sun and well-drained soil.
Phyllanthus maderaspatensis is a perennial herbaceous species of plant in the family Phyllanthaceae, widespread in tropical and subtropical areas of the Old World, including tropical Africa, Madagascar and the western Indian Ocean Islands, the Arabian Peninsula, the Indian subcontinent, Indochina, southeastern China, Java, New Guinea, and northern and eastern Australia.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Phyllanthus maderaspatensis 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.
