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Phyllanthus societatis is a species of flowering plant in the family Phyllanthaceae, native to Nauru, the Cook Islands and the Tuamotus in the southern Pacific Ocean. It exclusively inhabits lowland calcareous soils. It is known to grow in inland scrub, coastal vegetation, and in sunny patches inside Guettarda-Homalium and Hibiscus-Pandanus forests.
Phyllanthus societatis is native to the south-central Pacific Ocean, where it is found on Nauru, the Cook Islands, and French Polynesia. On the Cook Islands, it is known from the islands of Aitutaki, Atiu, Mauke, and Mitiaro, while in French Polynesia, it is known only from Makatea. It exclusively inhabits lowland calcicolus (calcium-rich) soils and is frequently found growing in rocky soils. On the Cook Islands, it is found on the shore or in inland scrub growing on limestone substrate. On Makatea, it is found in sunny patches inside Guettarda-Homalium and Hibiscus-Pandanus forests growing on plateaus.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Phyllanthus societatis 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.
