Typical Phyllanthus rotundifolius.

On Sun, Aug 28, 2016 at 7:50 PM, J.M. Garg <jmga...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks, Lalithamba ji, for a new addition to efi.
>
> On 28 August 2016 at 18:58, Lalithamba Avadhanam <alalitha...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> *Plant name: **Phyllanthus rotundifolius* Klein ex Willd., *Sp. Pl. 4:
>> 584. 1805.*
>>
>> *Family: * Phyllanthaceae
>>
>> *Description:*
>>
>> Woody herbs; stems prostrate or slightly ascending, 5-15 cm long;
>> branches hispid, leaf like. Foliage-leaves alternate; orbicular, 0.8-1cm
>> across, glaucous beneath, asperulous on veins, thick, coriaceous; stipules
>> 1mm, lanceolate. Male and female flowers occurring together in same axils
>> or in different axils. Male flowers 3-4mm across. Perianth lobes 6,
>> greenish with narrow scarious margin, obtuse. Stamens 3, connate into a
>> tube; anthers orbicular. Female flowers green, 3mm across, perianth
>> accrescent, fruiting pedicel thickened; disc annular, or entire. Capsule
>> globose, and the seeds darker brown in colour.
>>
>> *Habitat & location:* Rare. Found in rock crevices in forest under
>> growth. Photographed at Velugonda.
>>
>> Thank you
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> A.Lalithamba
>>
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