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Common name: Mascarene Island leaf-flower
 
Common name: Mascarene Island leaf-flower
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Synonym: ''Phyllanthus tenellus'' var. ''tenellus''
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==Description==  
 
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Revision as of 11:14, 14 July 2016

Phyllanthus tenellus
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Order: Euphorbiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Phyllanthus
Species: P. tenellus
Binomial name
Phyllanthus tenellus
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Natural range of Phyllanthus tenellus from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: Mascarene Island leaf-flower

Taxonomic notes

Synonym: Phyllanthus tenellus var. tenellus

Description

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

It can be found growing along buildings, under trees in dry loamy sand of cultivated fields, and in moist loam in cultivated flower gardens and lawns (FSU Herbarium).

Phenology

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

Pollination

Use by animals

Diseases and parasites

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: July 2015. Collectors: Robert K. Godfrey, R. L. Wilbur, E. L. Dunn, H. A. Hespenheide, D. R. Wiseman, Loran C. Anderson, T. MacClendon, K. MacClendon, Geo. Wilder. States and Counties: Florida: Calhoun, Jefferson, Leon. Dominica. Compiled by Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy.