Phyllanthus mirabilis

Phyllanthus mirabilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Phyllanthaceae
Genus:	Phyllanthus
Species:	P. mirabilis
Binomial name
Phyllanthus mirabilis Müll.Arg.
Synonyms [1]
Diasperus mirabilis(Müll.Arg.) Kuntze Phyllanthodendron mirabile(Müll.Arg.) Hemsl.

Phyllanthus mirabilis is a plant species of family Phyllanthaceae and is native to Thailand, Laos and Myanmar. ^{[2] [3]} It is one of the only four Phyllanthus to be caudiciform and one of the only two caudiciform Phyllanthus to be described, ^[4] with the other being Phyllanthus kaweesakii . ^[5] The leaves fold together at night. ^[1] Wild plants are found on limestone mountains and cliffs. ^[6]

leaves folded together at night

References

1. "Phyllanthus mirabilis". www.llifle.com. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
2. Balakrishnan, N. P.; Gangopadhyay, M.; Chakrabarty, T. (January 2000). "Extension of range of five species in Euphorbiaceae". Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany. 24 (4). Jodphur, India: Scientific Publisher: 384. ISSN   0250-9768 . Retrieved 2 August 2021.
3. "Phyllanthus mirabilis Müll.Arg. Plants of the World Online Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
4. "Discovery: Phyllanthus Kaweesakii Pornp. (Chantar & J. Parn.), a Mirabilis Lookalike". Plantisuss. 15 December 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
5. Pornpongrungrueng, Pimwadee; Parnell, John A. N.; Hodkinson, Trevor R.; Chantaranothai, Pranom (2 June 2017). "Phyllanthus kaweesakii (Phyllanthaceae), a new species from Thailand" . Botany. doi:10.1139/cjb-2016-0298 . Retrieved 2 August 2021.
6. Pranom, Chantaranothai (2005). "Taxonomic Notes on the genus Phyllanthus L. (Euphorbiaceae) in Thailand". Thai For. Bull. (Bot.). 33: 16–20. Retrieved 2 August 2021.