Phyllanthus mirabilis explained

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

Notes and References

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

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