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Taxon:  Phyllanthus tenellus Roxb.



Summary
Genus:
Phyllanthus
Family:
Phyllanthaceae
Subfamily:
Phyllanthoideae
Tribe:
Phyllantheae
Nomen number:
419836
Place of publication:
Fl. ind. ed. 1832, 3:668. 1832
Verified:
08/24/2005 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Phyllanthus tenellus Roxb. var. arabicus Müll. Arg. (0 active accession[s])
Phyllanthus tenellus Roxb. var. tenellus (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Reference(s)
  1. Baker, J. G. 1877. Flora of Mauritius and the Seychelles.
  2. Balakrishnan, N. P. & T. Chakrabarty. 2007. The family Euphorbiaceae in India; a synopsis of its profile, taxonomy and bibliography
  3. Bosser, J. M. et al., eds. 1976-. Flores des Mascareignes. Note: not native to Mascarenes, probable origin Madagascar
  4. Chester, E. W. et al. 1993-1997. Atlas of Tennessee vascular plants.
  5. Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. 1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
  6. Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
  7. Fosberg, F. R. et al. 1979-1982. Geographical checklist of the Micronesian Dicotyledonae/ Pteridophyta and Gymnospermae.
  8. Friedmann, F. 1994. Flore des Seychelles ORSTOM Éditions, Paris, France.
  9. Girija, T. & Tabish. Flowers of India (on-line resource).
  10. Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
  11. Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. 1989-. Flora of Ethiopia Note: = Phyllanthus nummulariifolius Poir.
  12. Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
  13. Press, J. R. & M. J. Short, eds. 1994. Flora of Madeira.
  14. Steyermark, J. A. et al., eds. 1995-. Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana. Note: Missouri Botanical Garden & Timber Press
  15. Wood, J. R. I. 1997. A handbook of the Yemen flora. Note: lists as Phyllanthus tenellus Müll. Arg.
  16. Wunderlin, R. P. 1998. Guide to the vascular plants of Florida
  17. Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.
Common names
English
lagoon-spurge –
long-stalk leaf-flower –
long-stalk phyllanthus –
Mascarene Island leaf-flower –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaTanzania  
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaEritrea possibly
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaEthiopia possibly
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaMozambique  
1NativeAfricaWestern Indian OceanMauritius possibly
1NativeAfricaWestern Indian OceanReunion  
1NativeAsia-TemperateArabian PeninsulaYemen  
4Naturalized    natzd. elsewhere
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia  
Native
Africa
  • NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Eritrea (possibly), Ethiopia (possibly)
  • EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Tanzania
  • SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Mozambique
  • WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Mauritius (possibly), Reunion
Asia-Temperate
  • ARABIAN PENINSULA: Yemen
Naturalized

  • REGION:
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=419836. Accessed 29 April 2025.