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Tropical leaf-flower

Phyllanthus pulcher

Also called Dragon Of The World

Tropical leaf-flower
Photo: Raffi Kojian, CC BY-SA 3.0
Family
Phyllanthaceae (Phyllanth family)
Grows as
Shrub
Native range
C. Nepal to China (Yunnan, Guangxi) and W. Malesia
Climate
wet tropical

About

Phyllanthus pulcher, the tropical leaf-flower, is a species in the genus Phyllanthus. Phyllanthus pulcher is known commonly as a weed. Its leaves fold closed at night (an example of Nyctinasty).

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 pulcher 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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