Phyllanthus is the largest genus in the plant family Phyllanthaceae. Estimates of the number of species in this genus vary widely, from 750 to 1200. Phyllanthus has a remarkable diversity of growth forms including annual and perennial herbs, shrubs, climbers, floating aquatics, and pachycaulous succulents. Some have flattened leaflike stems called cladodes. It has a wide variety of floral morphologies and chromosome numbers and has one of the widest range of pollen types of any seed plant genus.
Image: Phyllanthus mirabilis 5 ies
Image: Phyllanthus fluitans 2010 06 20 01
Plagiotropic shoots of Phyllanthus pulcher
Fruit of Phyllanthus acidus
Phyllanthaceae is a family of flowering plants in the eudicot order Malpighiales. It is most closely related to the family Picrodendraceae.
Phyllanthaceae
Flueggea virosa
Baccaurea brevipes
Leaves of Phyllanthus (Breynia) disticha