Phyllanthus is the largest genus in the flowering plant family Phyllanthaceae. Estimates of the number of species in this genus vary widely, from 750 to 1200. Phyllanthus has a remarkable diversity of growth forms including annual and perennial herbs, shrubs, climbers, floating aquatics, and pachycaulous succulents. Some have flattened leaflike stems called cladodes. It has a wide variety of floral morphologies and chromosome numbers and has one of the widest range of pollen types of any seed plant genus.
The green-tailed bristlebill is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found in West Africa from Sierra Leone to Ghana. Its natural habitat is tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. The green-tailed bristlebill was originally described in the genus Trichophorus. Formerly, some authorities considered the yellow-lored bristlebill as conspecific with the green-tailed bristlebill.
The black-backed cisticola or black-necked cisticola is a species of passerine bird in the Cisticolidae family. It is found in Burkina Faso, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland and subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland.
The southern bristle tyrant is a species of passerine bird in the family Tyrannidae. It is found in Brazil, Paraguay and northeastern Argentina. This species is sometimes placed in the genus Phylloscartes. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.
The yellow-browed shrike-vireo is a species of bird in the family Vireonidae.
Phyllanthus nadeaudii is a species of tree in the Phyllanthaceae family. It is endemic to the island of Moorea in French Polynesia, where it is found on several mountains above 420 meters elevation. P. nadeaudii the species may be the only species of tree endemic to this island.
Phyllanthus arbuscula is a species of plant in the Phyllanthaceae family. It is endemic to Jamaica.
Phyllanthus axillaris is a species of plant in the Phyllanthaceae family. It is endemic to Jamaica.
Phyllanthus caesiifolius is a species of plant in the Phyllanthaceae family. It is endemic to Cameroon. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Phyllanthus cauliflorus is a species of plant in the Phyllanthaceae family. It is endemic to Jamaica.
Phyllanthus cladanthus is a species of plant in the Phyllanthaceae family. It is endemic to Jamaica.
Phyllanthus fadyenii is a species of plant in the Phyllanthaceae family. It is endemic to Jamaica.
Phyllanthus gentryi is a species of plant in the Phyllanthaceae family. It is endemic to Panama. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Phyllanthus pavonianus, synonym Phyllanthus haughtii, is a species of plant in the Phyllanthaceae family. It is native from south Ecuador to north-west Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Under the synonym Phyllanthus haughtii, it has been regarded as "endangered".
Phyllanthus latifolius is a species of plant in the Phyllanthaceae family. It is endemic to Jamaica. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Phyllanthus nyale is a species of plant in the Phyllanthaceae family. It is endemic to Cameroon. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Phyllanthus profusus is a species of plant in the Phyllanthaceae family. It is found in Ghana, Guinea, and Liberia. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Phyllanthus revaughanii is a species of flowering plant in the family Phyllanthaceae, native to the Mascarene Islands and the Mozambique Channel Islands. Its natural habitat is rocky shores.
Phyllanthus sponiifolius is a species of plant in the Phyllanthaceae family. It is native to Colombia and Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Phyllanthus watsonii is a species of plant in the family Phyllanthaceae. It is endemic to Peninsular Malaysia.
