Phyllanthus rotundifolius Klein ex Willd.Family: Phyllanthaceae
Synonyms: Diasperus rotundifolius (Klein ex Willd.) Kuntze, Phyllanthus aspericaulis Pax, Phyllanthus rotundifolius var. striolatus Müll.Arg., Phyllanthus scabrifolius Hook.f.
- Arabic: خشب صغير , الطيب
- Hebrew: פילנתוס עגול-עלים
- Kenya: epetakou
Description: Woody herbs; stems prostrate or slightly ascending, 5-15 cm long; branches hispid, leaf like. Foliage-leaves alternate; orbicular, 0.8-1cm across, glaucous beneath, asperulous on veins, thick, coriaceous; stipules 1mm, lanceolate. Male and female flowers occurring together in same axils or in different axils. Male flowers 3-4mm across. Perianth lobes 6, greenish with narrow scarious margin, obtuse. Stamens 3, connate into a tube; anthers orbicular. Female flowers green, 3mm across, perianth accrescent, fruiting pedicel thickened; disc annular, or entire. Capsule globose, and the seeds darker brown in colour.
Habitat & location: Rare. Found in rock crevices in forest under growth.
Habitat & location: Rare. Found in rock crevices in forest under growth.
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