Phyllanthus odontadenius Müll.Arg.

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Phyllanthaceae > Phyllanthus

Characteristics

Very like Phyllanthus leucanthus, but with the lateral shoots angular and denticulate, not winged, the female sepals somewhat narrower and scarcely cordate, and the female disk lobes often minutely crenulate.
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A subwoody herb, to 3 ft. high
A common weed.
Life form
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality -
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Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.83
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Nitrogen fixer -
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Environment

A common weed of the forested areas. In high rainfall Brachystegia-Uapaca and miombo woodlands, and in evergreen forest shade.
Light -
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses medicinal social use
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Distribution

Phyllanthus odontadenius world distribution map, present in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Togo, Tanzania, United Republic of, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:354382-1
WFO ID wfo-0000271689
COL ID 4H48N
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Phyllanthus braunii Phyllanthus santhomensis Phyllanthus odontadenius Diasperus odontadenius Phyllanthus odontadenius var. braunii