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Phyllanthus pentandrus

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Name

Identification
Phyllanthus pentandrus Schumach. and Thonn. [family EUPHORBIACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Not on Sheet, Phyllanthus pentandrus Not on sheet [family EUPHORBIACEAE ] Verified by Müll. Arg.,
Related name
  • Phyllanthus lineari-oblongis
  • Phyllanthus pentandrus
  • Phyllanthus linoides
  • Phyllanthus pilluliferus
  • Hibiscus ternatus
  • Phyllanthus pentaphyllus
  • Phyllanthus virgatus
  • Phyllanthus foliolis
  • Phyllanthus maderaspatensis
  • Phyllanthus pilulifer
  • Phyllanthus polycladus
  • Phyllanthus pendandrus
  • Phyllanthus linifolius
Common name
  • garga hélèl (JB) (SENEGAL, NDUT), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • lébèl (JB) lékon féro (JB) tamalel (K&A) tiamalèl (JB) varbubé (JB) (SENEGAL, FULA-PULAAR (Senegal)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • nsi-ngwesu (NWT; JMD) (NIGERIA, IGBO (Awka)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • igweligwe (NWT; JMD) (NIGERIA, IGBO (Agukwu)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • farin chap (Grove) geérón ítàceé (JMD ZOG) géérón tsúntsaàyéé = bird’s millet (JMD; ZOG) geéroó (JMD; ZOG) hátsín tsúntsààyéé = bird’s corn (JMD) (NIGERIA, HAUSA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • dakongo (Fox) wulakonakaro (Fox) (THE GAMBIA, MANDING-MANDINKA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • garab si tiar (JB) garap si tiaw (K&A) neutélé (K&A) (SENEGAL, WOLOF), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • mbof rôg (JB) médin (JB) ndimatèl (JB; K&A) ngodiil nô basil (JB; K&A) omboy (K&A) sombar (K&A) sumbãnd o mboy (JB) sumbar o mboy (JB) (SENEGAL, SERER), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • tenèchmarit (JB) (SENEGAL, ARABIC (Senegal)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • bô-diara (JB; K&A) kokonin dolo (K&A) (SENEGAL, MANDING-BAMBARA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • ẹ̀hin olobe (JRA) (NIGERIA, YORUBA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2

Flora

Entry for PHYLLANTHUS maderaspatensis L. [family EUPHORBIACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora Somalia
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora Somalia, Vol 1, (1993) Author: by S. Carter (Euphorbia, Monadenium), M. G. Gilbert (Acalypha, Andrachne, Antidesma, Bridelia, Caperonia, Cephalocroton, Chrozophora, Clutia, Dalechampia, Flueggea, Givotia, Manihot, Meineckia, Micrococca, Oldfieldia, Phyllanthus, Ricinus, Suregada, Tragia), and M. Thulin (Croton, Drypetes, Erythrococca, Excoecaria, Jatropha, Spirostachys and Thecacoris) [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
Names
PHYLLANTHUS maderaspatensis L. [family EUPHORBIACEAE], (1753).
PHYLLANTHUS venosus A. Rich. [family EUPHORBIACEAE], (1851).
PHYLLANTHUS pentandrus [family EUPHORBIACEAE], of Hutch. & Bruce (1941) not in the sense of Schum. & Thonn. (1827).
Information
Woody-based herb, sometimes flowering as ephemeral, 15–90(–120) cm high; usually glabrous throughout; stems all similar, scale-leaves absent. Leaves spirally arranged, blade linear-lanceolate to obovate, (7–)10–35(–60) x (1–)2–12(–17) mm, ± coriaceous; stipules ovate, 1.5–2(–4) mm long, acuminate. Monoecious, all axils with female flowers, upper also with 1–4 male flowers. Flowers 6-merous. Male: pedicel c. 1 mm; sepals suborbicular, c. 1 x 0.8 mm; disc glands small, ± smooth; stamens 3, filaments partly united, anthers longitudinally dehiscent. Female: pedicel 1.5–2 mm; sepals suborbicular to subspathulate, c. 2 x 1.5 mm; disc glands ± square, flat, thin; ovary sessile, styles ± free. Capsule 1.2–2 x 3 mm, smooth, olivaceous. Seeds 3-sided, 1.3 mm long, light brown with rows of minute tubercles on back and sides.
Range
N1–3; C2; S1–3 widespread throughout the Old World tropics and subtropics.
Altitude range
25–1580 m.
Distribution
SOMALIA Gillett 4060, 4912; Gillett & Hemming 24561; Thulin 6310.
Notes
Extremely variable in habit and leaf-shape, but always with all stems with normal spirally arranged leaves. Somali material is easily divided into two groups: one widespread, varying from ephemeral to dense woody shrublets (perhaps in response to browsing) with narrow leaves, (1.5–)1.7–3.5(–4.2) mm wide, with obscure venation and few or no papillae; the other a sprawling shrublet with the lower leaves much larger than the upper, (5.5–)7–12 mm wide, and with distinctly papillose veins and margins (e.g. Alstrup & Michelsen 5, Elmi 473, Thulin & Bashir Mohamed 6817). The second form is found at 60–230 m in C2, S1 and S2.

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