African Plant Database


Phyllanthus welwitschianus Müll. Arg.
Family : Euphorbiaceae
Family (APGIII) : PHYLLANTHACEAE
Information on the genus : Phyllanthus
 
 
Status
Status for TA : accepted (present)
 
Synonym(s) Homotypic
 Phyllanthus welwitschianus Müll. Arg. var. welwitschianus
 
Taxon infra-specific
Phyllanthus welwitschianus Müll. Arg. var. welwitschianus
 
Ecology and distribution
Trop. Afr.
Biology : Erect or ascending perennial herb or subshrub to 90 cm tall, many-stemmed from a woody rootstock, monomorphic, simple or branched, reddish-brown; dioecious or occasionally monoecious.
Ecology : Brachystegia woodland; sometimes by streams; bushy pastures on clay subsoil; rocky places; sandy soils and Kalahari sands, usually in miombo; also in mixed deciduous woodland and wooded grassland; sandy watershed dambos; 800-1550 m alt.
  See also under P. beillei.
 
More info on :
see under Jstor_African Plant Initiative
see under chg
 
Map
carte afrique num 174106
 
Record n°174106
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