| Phyllanthus sponiifolius | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Phyllanthaceae |
| Genus: | Phyllanthus |
| Species: | P. sponiifolius |
| Binomial name | |
| Phyllanthus sponiifolius Müll.Arg. [2] | |
Phyllanthus sponiifolius is a species of plant in the family Phyllanthaceae. It is native to Colombia and Ecuador. [2] Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. [1]
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.
Phyllanthus emblica, also known as emblic, emblic myrobalan, myrobalan, Indian gooseberry, Malacca tree, or amla, from the Sanskrit amalaki, is a deciduous tree of the family Phyllanthaceae.
Phyllanthus arbuscula is a species of plant in the family Phyllanthaceae. It is endemic to Jamaica.
Phyllanthus axillaris is a species of plant in the family Phyllanthaceae. It is endemic to Jamaica.
Phyllanthus caesiifolius is a species of plant in the family Phyllanthaceae. 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 family Phyllanthaceae. It is endemic to Jamaica.
Phyllanthus cladanthus is a species of plant in the family Phyllanthaceae. It is endemic to Jamaica.
Phyllanthus eximius is a species of plant in the family Phyllanthaceae. It is endemic to Jamaica. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Phyllanthus fadyenii is a species of plant in the family Phyllanthaceae. It is endemic to Jamaica.
Phyllanthus gentryi is a species of plant in the family Phyllanthaceae. It is endemic to Panama. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Phyllanthus pavonianus, synonym Phyllanthus haughtii, is a species of plant in the family Phyllanthaceae. 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 family Phyllanthaceae. It is endemic to Jamaica. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Phyllanthus millei is a species of plant in the family Phyllanthaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.
Phyllanthus montanus is a species of plant in the family Phyllanthaceae. It is endemic to Jamaica.
Phyllanthus nyale is a species of plant in the family Phyllanthaceae. 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 family Phyllanthaceae. 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 watsonii is a species of plant in the family Phyllanthaceae. It is endemic to Peninsular Malaysia.
Phyllanthus anamalayanus is a species of plant in the family Phyllanthaceae. It is endemic to the Anamalai Hills in Coimbatore district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Phyllanthus coluteoides is a species of flowering plant in the family Phyllanthaceae, native to west Madagascar and the Mozambique Channel Islands.
