Phyllanthus fluitans Benth. ex Müll.Arg.

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Bolivia

• State/Province

  Santa Cruz

• County/Municipio

  Ángel Sandoval Prov.

• Locality

  A large cove at the southern end of Laguna Mandioré. Separated from the main body of the lake by a narrow spit of land

• Elevation

  Alt. 90 m. (295 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -18.2367, -57.6272

• Location Notes

  [South America]; [Map associated with specimen]

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

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NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
04086406
Flora of Bolivia
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Phyllanthus fluitans Miill. Arg.
Determined by: N. Ritter (NHA), 1998
Department of Santa Cruz
Province of Angel Sandoval
A large cove at the southern end of Laguna Mandiore.
Separated from the main body of the lake by a narrow
spit of land. Elevation approximately 90 m. Center of
collecting: 18014'12"S. 57°37'38"W.
Free-floating macrophyte. Leaves
green when young, becoming red.
Occasional. Habitat: very loose
aggregation of floating species with
scattered emergent shrubs.
Dominated by Ludwigia
helminthorrhiza, with smaller
amounts of Salvinia sp., Pistia
stratiotes and Polygonum sp.
7/15/98
Collected by: N. Ritter, G. E. Crow , M. Garvizu and
C. Crow.
#4542
Hodgdon Herbarium
University of New Hampshire
04086406