Phyllanthus pentaphyllus C.Wright ex Griseb. is a plant in the Phyllanthaceae family, order Malpighiales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Phyllanthus pentaphyllus C.Wright ex Griseb.

Phyllanthus pentaphyllus C.Wright ex Griseb.

Phyllanthus pentaphyllus (fivepetal leafflower) is a flowering heliophyte native to the Caribbean and south Florida.

Genus
Phyllanthus
Order
Malpighiales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Phyllanthus pentaphyllus C.Wright ex Griseb.

Phyllanthus pentaphyllus C.Wright ex Griseb., commonly called fivepetal leafflower, is a species of flowering plant native to the Caribbean and south Florida. As an obligate heliophyte, this species only grows in open canopy calcareous habitats across its native range. Examples of these habitats include pine rockland, marl prairie, and related plant communities.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Malpighiales Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus

More from Phyllanthaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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