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Phyllanthaceae

Phyllanthus virgatus G.Forst.

Family
Phyllanthaceae
Genus
Phyllanthus

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Phyllanthus virgatus: Native, warm-season, annual or perennial, woody herb. Stems arise from the plant base and are slender, erect or ascending and to about 30 cm tall. Leaves are al
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)
Bangla
লতাছিটকি
Chinese
黄珠子草, 细叶油树

Synonyms

  • Diasperus beckleri (Müll.Arg.) Kuntze
  • Diasperus conterminus (Müll.Arg.) Kuntze
  • Diasperus depressus Kuntze
  • Diasperus pedunculatus (Kostel.) Kuntze
  • Diasperus virgatus (G.Forst.) Kuntze
  • Macraea oblongifolia Wight
  • Macraea ovalifolia Wight
  • Melanthesa anceps (Vahl) Miq.
  • Melanthesa rupestris Miq.
  • Phyllanthus anceps Vahl
  • Phyllanthus beckleri Müll.Arg.
  • Phyllanthus conterminus Müll.Arg.
  • Phyllanthus eboracensis S.Moore
  • Phyllanthus filicaulis Benth.
  • Phyllanthus fruticosus B.Heyne ex Wall.
  • Phyllanthus gracillimus F.Muell. ex Benth.
  • Phyllanthus marginatus B.Heyne ex Wall.
  • Phyllanthus narayanswamii Gamble
  • Phyllanthus pedunculatus Kostel.
  • Phyllanthus pratensis Pancher ex Baill.
  • Phyllanthus simplex Retz.
  • Phyllanthus simplex subvar. leiospermus (Benth.) Domin
  • Phyllanthus simplex var. brevipes Müll.Arg.
  • Phyllanthus simplex var. filicaulis (Benth.) Domin
  • Phyllanthus simplex var. genuinus Mull.Arg.
  • Phyllanthus simplex var. gracillimus Domin
  • Phyllanthus simplex var. leiospermus Benth.
  • Phyllanthus simplex var. myriocladus Müll.Arg.
  • Phyllanthus simplex var. myrtifolius Domin
  • Phyllanthus simplex var. oblongifolius (Wight) Müll.Arg.
  • Phyllanthus simplex var. pinifolius Domin
  • Phyllanthus simplex var. pratensis Müll.Arg.
  • Phyllanthus simplex var. virgatus (G.Forst.) Müll.Arg.
  • Phyllanthus trachygyne Benth.
  • Phyllanthus virgatus var. virgatus
  • Phyllanthus weinlandii K.Schum.

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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). About our plant data.