Phyllanthaceae
Pamakani mahu
Phyllanthus distichus
- Family
- Phyllanthaceae
- Genus
- Phyllanthus
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Pamakani mahu
Synonyms
- Diasperus distichus (Hook. & Arn.) Kuntze
- Diasperus sandwicensis (Müll.Arg.) Kuntze
- Phyllanthus argentatus Noronha
- Phyllanthus cheremela Roxb.
- Phyllanthus distichus var. degeneri (Sherff) Govaerts & Radcl.-Sm.
- Phyllanthus distichus var. ellipticus (Müll.Arg.) Govaerts & Radcl.-Sm.
- Phyllanthus sandwicensis Müll.Arg.
- Phyllanthus sandwicensis f. grandifolia Wawra
- Phyllanthus sandwicensis f. parvifolius (Müll.Arg.) Wawra
- Phyllanthus sandwicensis f. rufidus Fosberg
- Phyllanthus sandwicensis var. degeneri Sherff
- Phyllanthus sandwicensis var. ellipticus Müll.Arg.
- Phyllanthus sandwicensis var. oblongifolius Müll.Arg.
- Phyllanthus sandwicensis var. parvifolius Müll.Arg.
- Phyllanthus sandwicensis var. radicans Müll.Arg.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Subshrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: native
Photos
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, 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.