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Phyllanthus pentaphyllus
Phyllanthus pentaphyllus, commonly referred to as fivepetal leafflower, is a species of flowering plant native to the Caribbean and south Florida.
As an obligate heliophyte, this species can only be found in the region's open canopy calcareous habitats, such as pine rockland, marl prairie, and related plant communities.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Phyllanthus pentaphyllus 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.
