Phyllanthus macraei

Phyllanthus macraei Müll.Arg., Linnaea 32: 29 1863. (Syn: Diasperus macraei (Müll.Arg.) Kuntze; Macraea rheedei Wight);
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SW. India as per POWO;

Macrae’s Leaf-Flower;

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Herbs, apparently reaching 50- 90 cm in height; branchlets and leaves softly hispid. Leaves elliptic or elliptic-oblong, obtuse, up to 5 x 2.5 cm, subcordate at base, glaucous beneath, glabrous or hispid; lateral nerves about 7 pairs; stipules peltate, subsagittate. Male flowers fascicled, shortly pedicelled, female long-pedicelled. Calyx lobes 5-6, imbricate. Petals 0. Disk of female cushion-shaped, thick; style lobes erect, spreading; disk of male of large flat glands; filaments free; anthers subglobose, the cells dehiscing transversely or on a slant. Ovary 3-celled; styles 3, free or connate at base, 2-fid. Capsule more or less verrucose, prominently warted when wet; seeds minutely tubercled.

(From  India Biodiversity Portal (Phyllanthus macraei var. hispidus)

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Is this a Phyllanthus sp.? 151110MK3:

Please help to id this Euphorbiaceae member. Could this be Phyllanthus rheedi?

Date/Time- 06-11-2010 / 11:00 AM
Location- Place, Altitude, GPca.2200asl; Kodaikanal, TN
Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type- closer to water-falls; wet-rocky
Plant Habit-sub-shrub
Height/Length- 1 -2 m; winged stem
Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size- 3 x 1 cm
Inflorescence Type/ Size- axillary; 1cm longer
Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts- white tepals
Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds- 5-7 mm across
Other Information like Fragrance, Pollinator, Uses etc.-

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This is most probably Phyllanthus gardnerianus. It is very close to P. narayanswamii which may not be specifically distinct.

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I am sorry. This is not Phyllanthus gardnerianus. On a closer look, this is the rare species, Phyllanthus macraei, occurring on the Nilgiris and a few other places in Tamil Nadu.

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References:

POWO  Catalogue of Life  The Plant List  Flora of Peninsular India  Flowers of India  India Biodiversity Portal (Phyllanthus macraei var. hispidus)  India Biodiversity Portal (Phyllanthus macraei var. macraei)