Phyllanthus kaweesakii

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Phyllanthus kaweesakii
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Phyllanthaceae
Genus: Phyllanthus
Species:
P. kaweesakii
Binomial name
Phyllanthus kaweesakii
Pornp., Chantar. & J.Parn.

Phyllanthus kaweesakii is a species of shrub native to northeastern Thailand described in 2017. [1]


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References

  1. Pornpongrungrueng, Pimwadee; Parnell, John A.N.; Hodkinson, Trevor R.; Chantaranothai, Pranom (2017). "Phyllanthus kaweesakii (Phyllanthaceae), a new species from Thailand". Botany. 95 (6): 567–577. doi:10.1139/cjb-2016-0298.