Phyllanthaceae
Needlebush
Glochidion puberum
- Family
- Phyllanthaceae
- Genus
- Glochidion
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 算盘子, 紅毛饅頭果, 加播该迈, 柿子椒, 棵杯墨, 狮子滚球, 百家桔, 矮子郎
- English
- Needlebush
Synonyms
- Agyneia impubes L.
- Agyneia pinnata Miq.
- Agyneia pubera L.
- Agyneia sinica Miq.
- Bradleia pubera (L.) Roxb.
- Bradleia sinica Gaertn.
- Glochidion distichum Hance
- Glochidion hayatae var. tsushimense Hurus.
- Glochidion pseudo-obscurum Pamp.
- Glochidion sinicum (Gaertn.) Hook. & Arn.
- Phyllanthus puberus (L.) Müll.Arg.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons ![Needlebush: 算盤子 Glochidion puberum [香港動植物公園 Hong Kong Botanical Garden]](/plants/glochidion-puberum/photos/60034bb01807d62b-l.webp)
Photo: 阿橋 HQ, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.