Phyllanthus acuminatus Vahl

SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
From THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL HERBARIUM
The New York Botanical Garden
Phyllanthus acuminatus Vahl
det. M. Nee, 2003
COLOMBIA
Depto. Valle
^ c ov. vM i	V*U
ciufj. dbJt,
Shrub. Flowers green, 6-parted tepals and triangularly
grouped reproductive parts. Fruits green, small (3 mm#
diameter), 3-parted. Put juice of this stem on parasite
infections that itch, i.e. botflies. Indian namei
** Chirrinchau",
Palmira Woodsy brookside grazed by cows. Remnants of
forest. Alt. 1000 m.
NFW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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H. Murphy & E. Parra No. 621
27 June 1982
Collected in part under the auspices of the
Smithsonian Institution
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