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Brush sauropus

Phyllanthus microcladus

Brush sauropus
Photo: Greg Tasney, CC BY-SA 4.0
Family
Phyllanthaceae (Phyllanth family)
Grows as
Shrub
Native range
E. Queensland to E. New South Wales
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Phyllanthus microcladus, commonly known as the brush sauropus or small-leaved Phyllanthus, is a plant in the family Phyllanthaceae found in tropical and sub tropical areas of eastern Queensland and northeastern New South Wales in Australia. It is listed as endangered in New South Wales, but in Queensland it is assessed as least concern. It occurs by streams in rainforest, from near Grafton northwards to around Cairns.

Where it grows

Phyllanthus microcladus is found in scattered populations from near Mossman in northeast Queensland to the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales. The preferred habitat is alongside creeks and rivers in tropical and subtropical rainforest.

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 microcladus 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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