Phyllanthaceae
Tropical leaf-flower
Phyllanthus pulcher
- Family
- Phyllanthaceae
- Genus
- Phyllanthus
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Common names
By language (6)
- ace
- Bangguri
- Arabic
- أملج جميل
- arz
- املج جميل
- Chinese
- 云桂叶下珠, 雲桂葉下珠
- English
- Tropical leaf-flower, Flor escondida
- Thai
- ธรณีสาร
Synonyms
- Diasperus pallidifolius Kuntze
- Diasperus pulcher (Wall. ex Müll.Arg.) Kuntze
- Epistylium glaucescens Baill.
- Epistylium pulchrum Baill.
- Phyllanthus asteranthos Croizat
- Phyllanthus lacerilobus Croizat
- Phyllanthus pallidus Müll.Arg.
- Phyllanthus zollingeri Müll.Arg.
- Phyllanthus zollingeri var. microphyllus Müll.Arg.
- Reidia glaucescens Miq.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- U.S. Virgin Islands: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Robert H. Wardell, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Raffi Kojian, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Mokkie, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Nanna Joubert, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Mokkie, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Victor Heng, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Mokkie, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dr. Nasser Halaweh, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Mokkie, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.