Phyllanthus niruri L.

  • Filed As

    Euphorbiaceae
    Phyllanthus niruri L.

  • Collector(s)

    H. S. Irwin 22665 with R. Reis dos Santos, R. Souza & S. F. da Fonsêca, 26 Jan 1969

  • Location

    Brazil. Minas Gerais. Diamantina Mun. Serra do Espinhaço, ca. 17 km N.E. of Diamantina, on road to Mendanha.

  • Habitat

    Among rocks. Narrow valley. Cerrado.

  • Description

    Slender erect subshrub to ca. 1m tall. Flowers cream. Fruit reddish green.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 1063761

    Occurrence ID: 149d0518-15bb-4838-8581-0075f0a5a0d0

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Malpighiales

  • Family

    Phyllanthaceae

  • All Determinations

    Phyllanthus niruri L. det Kew Herbarium, 1983

    Phyllanthus det E. Jablonski, ca. 1972

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Minas Gerais

  • County/Municipio

    Diamantina Mun.

  • Locality

    Serra do Espinhaço, ca. 17 km N.E. of Diamantina, on road to Mendanha

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1300 m. (4265 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -18.1798, -43.5512

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    5000

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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The New York Botanical Garden
Pkyllan'Hvu.s ftjiwi L.
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THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
Plants of the Planalto do Brasil
Flowers cream. Fruit reddish green.
Among rocks. Cerrado in narrow valley,
ca. 17km N.E. of Diamantina, road to
Mendanha. Elev. 1300 m.
Estado de Minaa Gerais
Serra do Espinhaco
H. S. Irwin, R. Reis dos Santos,
R. Souza, & St. F. da Fonseca
26 January
1969
Field work conducted with the collaboration of the Universidade de Brasilia and
the Instituto de Pesquisas e Experimentasäo do Norte, supported in part by
funds from the National Science Foundation.
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