| Author: |
Johannes Müller Argoviensis,
1865 |
| Family: |
PHYLLANTHACEAE |
| Origin: |
Laos, Myanmar, Thailand |
| Soil: |
Rich |
| Water:
|
Maximum |
| Sun: |
Medium |
| Thickness: |
30
Centimetres |
| Height: |
8
Meters |
| Flower:
|
Pale Yellow |
| Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings? |
| Names:
|
Leaf-Flower |
| Synonyms: |
Phyllanthodendron
mirabilis, Hemsley, 1893.
Diasperus mirabilis,
Kuntze |
This member of the
Phyllanthaceae
family was described by Johannes Müller Argoviensis in 1865.
It is found in Laos, Myanmar and Thailand, where it grows in rich
soil and gets a lots of water
in the rainy season. It does not need much sun.
The stem can grow up to 30 centimetres in diameter, and reach a high
of eight meters. The small flowers occurs on the leaves, and are
pale yellow.
The genera name means
'leaf-flower', for some species which seem to bear flowers on
leaves. The species name means 'wonderful'.
This big one will
keep it's leaves during the winter, but loose them in spring.
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